Influence of microhabitat on the trophic ecology of two leptodactylids from northeastern Argentina

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-303

  Duré, Marta I ^a   Kehr, Arturo I ^a  

^a Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anura; Leptodactylus bufonius; Leptodactylus latinasus; Microhabitat use; Niche complementarity; Subtropical area; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; FROG; HABITAT USE; NICHE;

ARGENTINA; CORRIENTES; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS BUFONIUS; LEPTODACTYLUS LATINASUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 4544324254     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-51     Document Type: Article

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