Variation in the pattern of predator-induced damage to tadpole tails

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2000, Pages 390-401

  Blair, Joanna ^a   Wassersug, Richard J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INJURY; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PALATABILITY; PREDATION; SURVIVAL; TADPOLE; TAIL;

AMPHIBIAN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; INJURY; PREDATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ASCAPHUS TRUEI; BUFO AMERICANUS; PHYLLOMEDUSA TOMOPTERNA; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA SYLVATICA; RHINOPHRYNUS DORSALIS; TOMOPTERNA;

EID: 0034621711     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0390:VITPOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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