Density dependence in stream-dwelling larvae of fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra): A field experiment

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-349

  Csillery, Katalin ^a,b   Lengyel, Szabolcs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FIELDWORK; STREAM;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRA SALAMANDRA;

EID: 7244245565     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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