Antipredator behaviors of newly metamorphosed green frogs (Rana clamitans) and leopard frogs (R. pipiens) in encounters with eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis s. sirtalis)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 136-144

  Heinen, Joel T ^a   Hammond, George ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS;

EID: 0031055291     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426762     Document Type: Article

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