Does reproductive site choice in a neotropical frog mirror variable risks facing offspring?

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-67

  Murphy, Peter J ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Flexible or seasonal reproductive strategy; Informational cue; Insect predators; Local risk assessment; Mortality risks; Nest drying risk; Oviposition; Per ; Site choice; Tadpole competitors; Treefall pools

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EPHEMERAL POOL; FROG; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMAZON BASIN; PERU;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; EDALORHINA PEREZI; INSECTA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; RANA LESSONAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037330238     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2003)073[0045:DRSCIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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