Reproductive decisions under threat of predation: Squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) responses to banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus)

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 157-161

  Binckley, Christopher A ^a   Resetarits Jr , William J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; Non lethal effects; Oviposition; Predation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FROG; POND; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANURA; BOS TAURUS; ENNEACANTHUS OBESUS; HYLA; HYLA SQUIRELLA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036936775     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100781     Document Type: Article

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