Heterospecific prey and trophic polyphenism in larval tiger salamanders

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-67

  Whiteman, Howard H ^a,b   Sheen, Judy P ^b,c   Johnson, Eric B ^b,d,h   VanDeusen, Anna ^b,e   Cargille, Robin ^b,f   Sacco, Tyson W ^b,g  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^e GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; PREY AVAILABILITY;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM NEBULOSUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037467153     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0056:HPATPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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