Anuran tadpole assemblages in riparian areas of the Middle Paraná River, Argentina

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1833-1842

  Peltzer, Paola M ^a   Lajmanovich, Rafael C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Assemblage; Paran River; Riparian areas; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA; PARANA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 4043065132     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000035870.36495.fc     Document Type: Article

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