Reciprocal phenotypic plasticity in a predator-prey interaction between larval amphibians

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1599-1604

  Kishida, Osamu ^a   Mizuta, Yuuki ^a   Nishimura, Kinya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arms race; Bulgy phenotype; Coevolution; Hynobius retardatus; Inducible defense; Inducible offense; Predator induced plasticity; Rana pirica

Indexed keywords

ARMS RACE; FROG; LARVA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYNOBIUS RETARDATUS; RANA PIRICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33646554926     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1599:RPPIAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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