Responses of American toad tadpoles to predation cues: Behavioural response thresholds, threat-sensitivity and acquired predation recognition

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 877-889

  Mirza, Reehan S ^a,d   Ferrari, Maud C O ^b   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^c   Chivers, Douglas P ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alarm cues; Amphibians; Predator learning; Threat sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANAX; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS;

EID: 33748939555     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778017926     Document Type: Review

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