Diet composition and overlap between recently metamorphosed Rana areolata and Rana sphenocephala: Implications for a frog of conservation concern

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages 642-646

  Crawford, John A ^a,b   Shepard, Donald B ^c   Conner, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Indiana University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FITNESS; FROG; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; METAMORPHOSIS; NICHE BREADTH; NICHE PARTITIONING; POND; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; FELIDAE; HEMIPTERA; RANA AREOLATA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA;

EID: 73449143868     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-125     Document Type: Article

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