Temporal shift of diet in alternative cannibalistic morphs of the tiger salamander

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 373-382

  Denoël, Mathieu ^a,d   Whiteman, Howard H ^b,d   Wissinger, Scott A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cannibalism; Feeding; Niche; Polymorphism; Predation; Trophic polyphenism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIAN; BIOMASS; CANNIBALISM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MORPHOLOGY; PREY SIZE; RESOURCE USE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOOTH;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM NEBULOSUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33748764371     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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