Are induced defenses costly? Consequences of predator-induced defenses in western toads, Bufo boreas

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-78

  Benard, Michael F ^a   Fordyce, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma tigrinum; Amphibian larvae; Bufadienolides; Bufo boreas; Chemical defense; Cost; Inducible defense; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator; Tiger salamander; Western toad

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COST; INDUCED RESPONSE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TOAD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BOREAS; BUFO; BUFO BOREAS; CAUDATA; INVERTEBRATA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0041814524     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0068:AIDCCO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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