Risk of predation affects aggregation size: A study with tadpoles of Phrynomantis microps (Anura: Microhylidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Spieler, Marko ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; FROG; LARVA; PREDATION; VISUAL CUE; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; MICROHYLIDAE; PHRYNOMANTIS MICROPS;

EID: 0037267077     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2030     Document Type: Article

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