Density regulation in tadpoles of Rana temporaria: A full pond field experiment

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1611-1618

  Loman, Jon ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anura; Complex life cycle; Density regulation; Growth rate; Intraspecific competition; Metamorphosis; Population regulation; Rana temporaria; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POND; POPULATION REGULATION; SURVIVAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 4444355250     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0179     Document Type: Article

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