Diversity of reproductive modes in anurans communities in the Caatinga (dryland) of northeastern Brazil

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-66

  Da Silva Vieira, Washington Luiz ^a   Santana, Gindomar Gomes ^a   Arzabe, Cristina ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anuran communities; Caatinga (dryland); Northeastern Brazil; Reproductive modes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOME; CAATINGA; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FROG; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 58349088693     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9434-0     Document Type: Review

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