Threat-sensitive predator avoidance by larval pacific treefrogs (Amphibia, Hylidae)

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 449-456

  Puttlitz, Matthew H ^b   Chivers, Douglas P ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^b   Blaustein, Andrew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BODY SIZE; LARVA; PREDATION RISK;

AMBYSTOMA GRACILE; HYLA REGILLA;

EID: 0033048983     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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