Evaluating predation pressure on green treefrog larvae across a habitat gradient

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 422-429

  Gunzburger, Margaret S ^a   Travis, Joseph ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Habitat gradient; Hyla cinerea; Predation; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EPHEMERAL POOL; FROG; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

HYLA CINEREA;

EID: 4344600709     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1610-7     Document Type: Article

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