Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) invasion in Uruguay

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1183-1189

  Laufer, Gabriel ^a   Canavero, Andrés ^a   Núñez, Diego ^a   Maneyro, Raúl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibian invasion; Lithobates catesbeianus; Tadpole; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355165247     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9178-x     Document Type: Article

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