Threat of predation negates density effects in larval gray treefrogs

Oecologia

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 532-538

  Resetarits Jr , William J ^a   Rieger, Josef F ^a   Binckley, Christopher A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Density dependence; Non lethal effects; Predator induction; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FISH; FROGS AND TOADS; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FISHES; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; ENNEACANTHUS; ENNEACANTHUS OBESUS; HYLA; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS;

EID: 1642409478     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1466-2     Document Type: Article

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