Intrapopulation diet variation in four frogs (Leptodactylidae) of the Brazilian Savannah

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages 855-865

  Araújo, Márcio S ^a,c   Dos Reis, Sérgio F ^a   Giaretta, Ariovaldo A ^b   Machado, Glauco ^a   Bolnick, Daniel I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; DIET; FROG; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NICHE BREADTH; NICHE OVERLAP; RANGE EXPANSION; SAVANNA;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADENOMERA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS FUSCUS; PROCERATOPHRYS;

EID: 37849009640     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[855:IDVIFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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