Effects of UV-B radiation on anti-predator behavior in three species of amphibians

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 921-931

  Kats, Lee B ^a,b   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FITNESS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS; RANA CASCADAE; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TARICHA GRANULOSA;

EID: 0033745458     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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