Predator-induced swarms in the tadpoles of an African savanna frog, Phrynomantis microps

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 902-914

  Rödel, Mark Oliver ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PHRYNOMANTIS MICROPS;

EID: 1842408447     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00132.x     Document Type: Article

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