Specific Behavioral Responses of Hyla japonica Tadpoles to Chemical Cues Released by Two Predator Species

Current Herpetology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Takahara, Teruhiko ^a   Yamaoka, Ryohei ^a   Kohmatsu, Yukihiro ^b   maruyama, Atsushi ^c  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^c RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity level; Anti predator behavior; Chemical cues; Hyla japonica; Microhabitat choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249086747     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3105/1345-5834(2006)25[65:SBROHJ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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