Tadpole body zones differ with regard to strike frequencies and kill rates by dragonfly naiads

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2005, Pages 909-913

  Johnson, Kristen E ^a   Eidietis, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; FROG; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE;

ANAX JUNIUS; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; NAJAS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 30344441504     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0909:TBZDWR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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