Unpalatability of hyla semilineata tadpoles (anura) to captive and free-ranging vertebrate predators

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-348

  D'Heursel, A ^a   Haddad, C F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Hylidae; Palatability; Predators; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RECOGNITION;

GALLUS DOMESTICUS; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; HYLA SEMILINEATA; PITANGUS SULPHURATUS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0033385879     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522818     Document Type: Article

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