Interspecific Differences in the Direct and Indirect Effects of Two Neotropical Hylid Tadpoles on Primary Producers and Zooplankton

Biotropica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 503-510

  Costa, Zacharia J ^a   Vonesh, James R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Competition; Facilitation; Herbivory; Panama; Periphyton; Phytoplankton; Treefrog

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FACILITATION; FILTER FEEDING; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FROG; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LARVA; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERIPHYTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AGALYCHNIS CALLIDRYAS; ANURA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 84879797070     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12032     Document Type: Article

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