Factors regulating the invasive success of an alien frog: A comparison of the ecology of the native and alien populations

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 730, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-138

  Escoriza, Daniel ^a   Ben Hassine, Jihène ^b   Boix, Dani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anuran larvae; Cryptic niche; Discoglossus pictus; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

ANURA; DISCOGLOSSUS PICTUS;

EID: 84898539146     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1827-3     Document Type: Article

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