Survival trade-offs between two predator-induced phenotypes in Pacific treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla)

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 340-346

  Benard, Michael F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bluegill sunfish; Inducible defense; Phenotypic plasticity; Predaceous diving beetle; Predator; Pseudacris regilla

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; FROG; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FROGS AND TOADS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; PHENOTYPE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBIA; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; HYLA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA;

EID: 33644839726     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0381     Document Type: Article

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