Diet, microhabitat and time of activity in a Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) assemblage

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Arroyo, Sandy B ^a,b   Serrano Cardozo, Víctor H ^a   Ramírez Pinilla, M Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andean anurans; Anura; Cloud forest; Resource segregation; Strabomantidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CLOUD FOREST; DIET; FROG; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANURA;

EID: 57849099737     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i2p109-119     Document Type: Article

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