Patterns of community structure and microhabitat usage in peruvian pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-312

  Blair, Christopher ^a,b,c   Doan, Tiffany M ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAPTURE METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MICROHABITAT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; TAMBOPATA;

ANURA;

EID: 67650875915     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-062     Document Type: Article

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