Diet of Rhinella scitula (Anura, Bufonidae) in the Cerrado, Brazil: The importance of seasons and body size

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 879-886

  Maragno, Franciéle P ^a   Souza, Franco L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Diet; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA;

EID: 80155199302     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.3.693     Document Type: Article

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