Food selection strategy during the reproductive period in three syntopic hylid species from a subtropical wetland of north-east Argentina

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Macale, Daniele ^a   Vignoli, Leonardo ^a   Carpaneto, Giuseppe Maria ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Dendropsophus; Diet; Lysapsus; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; DIPTERA; HYLIDAE; LYSAPSUS; LYSAPSUS LIMELLUM; NANUS;

EID: 50249112215     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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