Interacting effects of predation risk and food availability on larval anuran behaviour and development

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 497-505

  Nicieza, Alfredo G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Developmental rate; Growth; Metamorphosis; Predator avoidance; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PREDATION RISK;

RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033938310     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000343     Document Type: Article

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