The trade-off between foraging activity and predation risk for Rana temporaria in different food environments

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 734-739

  Eklöv, Peter ^a   Halvarsson, Charlotta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FROG; LARVA; PREDATION RISK; TRADE-OFF;

COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; DYTISCUS MARGINALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033873913     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-001     Document Type: Article

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