Larval anurans with synchronous and asynchronous development periods: Contrasting responses to water reduction and predator presence

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 780-792

  Lane, Simon J ^a,b   Mahony, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Desiccation; Metamorphosis; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; FROG; MORTALITY; PREDATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CRINIA; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; LIMNODYNASTES; LIMNODYNASTES TASMANIENSIS; RANA RIDIBUNDA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036741148     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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