Divergence in parental care, habitat selection and larval life history between two species of Peruvian poison frogs: An experimental analysis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1534-1543

  Brown, J L ^a   Morales, V ^b   Summers, K ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD RICARDO PALMA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Co evolution; Competition; Dendrobates imitator; Dendrobates variabilis; Habitat preference; Male parental care; Mating strategies; Pool choice; Predation

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CANNIBALISM; COEVOLUTION; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANURA; DENDROBATES IMITATOR; DENDROBATES VENTRIMACULATUS; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 54049096791     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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