Diet of two sympatric Phyllomedusa (Anura: Hylidae) species from a cacao plantation in southern Bahia, Brazil

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Lima, Jonatha Edson de Paula ^a   Rödder, Dennis ^b   Solé, Mirco ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Diet; Hylidae; Phyllomedusa burmeisteri; Phyllomedusa rohdei

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955594962     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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