The ecological significance and incidence of intraguild predation and cannibalism among anurans in ephemeral tropical pools

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages 748-757

  Hawley, Tanya J ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPHEMERAL POOL; FECUNDITY; FOOD WEB; FROG; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

COSTA RICA; OSA PENINSULA; PUNTARENAS;

ANURA; METAMORPHA; OSA; SMILISCA PHAEOTA;

EID: 73449094565     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-08-114     Document Type: Article

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