Sublethal costs associated with the consumption of toxic prey by snakes

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-184

  Llewelyn, John S ^a   Phillips, Benjamin L ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran; Fitness; Invasive species; Optimal foraging; Prey choice

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FITNESS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OPTIMIZATION; PREDATION RISK; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; SNAKE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOAD; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO MARINUS; SERPENTES; TROPIDONOPHIS MAIRII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 62749124819     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01919.x     Document Type: Article

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