Predation risk avoidance by terrestrial amphibians: The role of prey experience and vulnerability to native and exotic predators

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 635-647

  Murray, D L ^a,b   Roth, J D ^c   Wirsing, A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CHEMICAL CUE; PREDATION RISK;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA LUTEIVENTRIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 4043167110     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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