Density dependent growth in adult brown frogs Rana arvalis and Rana temporaria - A field experiment

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 824-830

  Loman, Jon ^a   Lardner, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Competition; Population regulation; Terrestrial habitat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREEDING POPULATION; FROG; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 70350135250     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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