Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802), a new exotic amphibian in Portugal

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3383-3387

  Rebelo, Rui ^a   Amaral, Patrícia ^a   Bernardes, Marta ^a   Oliveira, João ^b   Pinheiro, Paulo ^c   Leitão, Domingos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^d Câmara Municipal de Oeiras   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Distribution; Iberian Peninsula; Reproduction; Urban

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG PRODUCTION; FIELD SURVEY; FROG; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

PORTUGAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77956962027     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9757-0     Document Type: Article

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