Predator-avoidance behavior in anuran tadpoles: A new bioassay for characterization of water-soluble cues

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 607, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Takahara, Teruhiko ^a   Kohmatsu, Yukihiro ^b   Yamaoka, Ryohei ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Freeze drying; Low activity; Non volatility; Response threshold

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; BIOMOLECULES; FREEZING; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS;

FREEZE DRYING; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; NON-VOLATILE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPONSE THRESHOLD; TADPOLES;

BIODIVERSITY;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DRAGONFLY; FREEZE DRYING; FROG; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANAX PARTHENOPE JULIUS; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; HYLA JAPONICA; HYLIDAE; RANA RUGOSA; RUGOSA (FROG);

EID: 44249109441     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9381-5     Document Type: Article

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