Egg predation and predator-induced hatching plasticity in the African reed frog, Hyperolius spinigularis

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-252

  Vonesh, James R ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PREDATION; FROG; HATCHING; INDUCED RESPONSE; PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

AFRIXALUS FORNASINI; HYPEROLIUS SPINIGULARIS; TYPOPSILOPA;

EID: 20644451607     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13759.x     Document Type: Article

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