Evaluating a predator-prey interaction in the field: The interaction between beetle larvae (predator) and tadpoles (prey)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Rubbo, M J ^a,b   Mirza, R S ^a,c   Belden, L K ^a,b   Falkenbach, J J ^a   Storrs, S I ^a,d   Kiesecker, J M ^a,e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical cue; Dytiscid; Field experiment; Predation; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL CUE; EPHEMERAL POOL; LARVA; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; DYTISCUS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 33645512233     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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