The use of chemical cues in predator recognition by western toad tadpoles

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1237-1245

  Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^b   Blaustein, Andrew R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; PREDATOR RECOGNITION; TADPOLE; WESTERN TOAD;

USA, OREGON, CASCADES;

BUFO BOREAS; HEMIPTERA; LETHOCERUS AMERICANUS; NOTONECTA; NOTONECTIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; TARICHA GRANULOSA; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS;

EID: 0030303248     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0271     Document Type: Article

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