Behaviour and growth of southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) tadpoles: Effects of food and predation risk

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 809-814

  Babbitt, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; SIZE DETERMINATION; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

METAMORPHOSIS; PREDATION RISKS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FROG; GROWTH; PREDATION RISK;

AMPHIBIA; ANAX JUNIUS; ANURA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034883926     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-79-5-809     Document Type: Article

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