Hatching plasticity of Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) eggs in response to Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) cues

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Fortune, Doran T ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitor cues; Embryos; Gambusia affinis; Mosquitofish; Predator cues; Rana sylvatica; Time to hatching; Wood Frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 66849105957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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