Dosage response of an induced defense: How sensitive are tadpoles to predation risk?

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1580-1585

  Van Buskirk, Josh ^a   Arioli, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anura; Behavior; Development; Dose response curve; Induced defense; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation risk; Rana lessonae; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INDUCED RESPONSE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AESHNA; AESHNIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; ODONATA; RANA LESSONAE;

EID: 0003262166     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1580:DROAID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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