Predator-induced behavioral indirect effects: Consequences to competitive interactions in anuran larvae

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 157-169

  Werner, Earl E ^a   Anholt, Bradley R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anax; Anuran larvae; Behavioral indirect effects; Competition; Michigan; Odonate predator; Predation risk; Rana; Size structure

Indexed keywords

ANAX; ANAX JUNIUS; ANURA; BOS TAURUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; AESHNIDAE; ODONATA;

COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE INTERACTION; FROG LARVA; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030390255     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265664     Document Type: Article

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