Plasticity and selection explain variation in tadpole phenotype between ponds with different predator composition

Oikos

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-39

  Van Buskirk, Josh ^a,b   McCollum, S Andy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANAX; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; BOS TAURUS; CAUDATA; HEXAPODA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; INSECTA;

EID: 0032916308     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546789     Document Type: Article

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