Eastern long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum) larvae recognize cannibalistic conspecifics

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-197

  Chivers, Douglas P ^a   Wildy, Erica L ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM COLUMBIANUM; OLIGOCHAETA; TUBIFEX;

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; CANNIBALISM; EASTERN LONG-TOED SALAMANDER; TROPHIC POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030617057     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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