Direct and indirect effects of dragonfly (Anax imperator) nymphs on green toad (Bufo viridis) tadpoles

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Stav, Gil ^a,c   Kotler, Burt P ^a   Blaustein, Leon ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial ponds; Distribution; Predation; Risk of predation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; HYDROLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL PONDS; ORGANIC MATTER; PREDATORS; RISK OF PREDATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DRAGONFLY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TOAD;

ANAX; ANAX IMPERATOR; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; BUFO; BUFO DEBILIS; BUFO VIRIDIS;

EID: 33846991319     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0388-5     Document Type: Article

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