Niche overlap and resource partitioning among five sympatric bufonids (Anura, Bufonidae) from northeastern Argentina

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-39

  Duré, Marta I ^a   Kehr, Arturo I ^a   Schaefer, Eduardo F ^a  

^a Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anura; Argentina; Bufonidae; Diet; Microhabitat use

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEETLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIETARY SHIFT; GUIDELINE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREY PREFERENCE; SYMPATRY; TOAD; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS;

EID: 70149115667     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v8i1p27-39     Document Type: Article

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