Alarm responses to chemical stimuli from damaged conspecifics by larval anurans: Tests of three neotropical species

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 402-408

  Summey, Misty Rose ^a   Mathis, Alicia ^b  

^a MARYVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Antipredator behavior; Anura; Bufo marinus (Bufonidae); Rana brownorum (Ranidac); Smilisca cyanosticta (Hylidae)

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; PHEROMONE;

BUFO MARINUS; RANA BROWNORUM; SMILISCA CYANOSTICTA;

EID: 0031711116     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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