Degradation of chemical alarm cues under natural conditions: Risk assessment by larval woodfrogs

Chemoecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-266

  Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Messier, François ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alarm cues; Degradation; Field experiment; Larval woodfrog; Persistency; Rana sylvatica; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 40149100612     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-007-0381-0     Document Type: Article

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