Larval amphibian growth and development under varying density: Are parasitized individuals poor competitors?

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 641-649

  Koprivnikar, J ^a,c   Forbes, M R ^b   Baker, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Intraspecific competition; Parasitism; Tadpole; Trematode

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FLATWORM; FROG; GROWTH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; PARASITISM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECHINOSTOMA; FROG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECHINOSTOMA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; RANA PIPIENS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; RANA PIPIENS; TREMATODA;

EID: 41149105969     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0937-2     Document Type: Article

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