Impact of the introduced poeciliid gambusia holbrooki on amphibians in Southwestern Australia

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-302

  Reynolds, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING; FIELD METHOD; FROG; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE INVESTIGATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CRINIA GEORGIANA; DAPHNIA; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; INVERTEBRATA; LITORIA ADELAIDENSIS; LITORIA MOOREI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 67650881960     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-101     Document Type: Article

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