Larval amphibians seek warm temperatures and do not avoid harmful UVB radiation

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 879-886

  Bancroft, Betsy A ^a,b   Baker, Nick J ^a   Searle, Catherine L ^a   Garcia, Tiffany S ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma macrodactylum; Bufo boreas; Ephemeral pond; Habitat use; Pseudacris regilla; Rana cascadae; Selection pressure; Thermoregulation; Ultraviolet B radiation; UVB avoidance

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECTOTHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FROG; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LARVA; MICROHABITAT; OZONE; POND; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA CASCADAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 47649100739     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn044     Document Type: Article

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