Larval amphibians learn to match antipredator response intensity to temporal patterns of risk

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 980-983

  Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Messier, François ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Learned predator recognition; Risk assessment; Temporal learning

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FROG; INNATE BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LEARNING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VULNERABILITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 51749112282     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn056     Document Type: Article

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