Predator diet and prey adaptive responses: Can tadpoles distinguish between predators feeding on congeneric vs. conspecific prey?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1329-1336

  Ferland Raymond, Bastien ^a   Murray, Dennis L ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; FROG; MORTALITY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AESHNA; ANURA; INVERTEBRATA; LIBELLULIDAE; MUSTELA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 57349136856     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-117     Document Type: Article

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