Hatching plasticity in two temperate anurans: Responses to a pathogen and predation cues

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 556-563

  Touchon, J C ^a   Gomez Mestre, I ^a   Warkentin, K M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; FUNGI; OCEAN HABITATS; PATHOLOGY;

ANURANS; HATCHING PLASTICITY; INFECTION; PREDATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIAN; DEGRADATION; EMBRYO; HATCHING; LARVA; MORTALITY RISK; PATHOGEN; PREDATION RISK;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; LEPTOMITALES; OOMYCETES; RANA SYLVATICA; SAPROLEGNIACEAE;

EID: 33745917990     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-058     Document Type: Article

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