A comparative test of the adaptive plasticity hypothesis: Relationships between habitat and phenotype in anuran larvae

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-102

  Van Buskirk, Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Induced defense; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation risk; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION;

ODONATA;

EID: 0036088367     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340599     Document Type: Article

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