Food habit of Rana (Pelophylax) kl. esculenta females in a new recorded E-system population from a forested habitat in north-western Romania

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Sas, István ^a   Covaciu Marcov, Severus Daniel ^a   Strugariu, Alexandru ^b   David, Anamaria ^a   Ilea, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

E system; Feeding; Females; Rana (Pelophylax) kl. esculenta; Romania

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FROG; NEW RECORD; STOMACH CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PELOPHYLAX; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 63449109666     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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