Behavioral responses of American toad and bullfrog tadpoles to the presence of cues from the invasive fish, Gambusia affinis

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 743-748

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Boyd, Allison ^a   Dayer, Christopher B ^a   Winter, Kristen E ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Behavior; Bufo americanus; Mosquitofish; Rana catesbeiana; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FROG; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; TOAD;

ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 44049088516     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9166-1     Document Type: Article

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