Influence of physical stress, distress cues, and predator kairomones on the foraging behavior of Ozark zigzag salamanders, Plethodon angusticlavius

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-209

  Watson, R Todd ^a   Mathis, Alicia ^a   Thompson, Ronda ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm; Antipredator; Chemical cues; Predation; Salamander; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; KAIROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIBIAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; KAIROMONE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STRESS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREDATOR; SALAMANDER; SNAKE; THREAT;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; DIADOPHIS PUNCTATUS; PLETHODON; PLETHODON ANGUSTICLAVIUS; PLETHODON DORSALIS; PLETHODON DORSALIS ANGUSTICLAVIUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 1042267363     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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