Plasticity in newt metamorphosis: The effect of predation at embryonic and larval stages

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 438-446

  Orizaola, Germán ^a   Braña, Florentino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Growth rate; Induced defences; Predator cues; Reversibility

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 14844320861     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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