Plasticity of hatching in green frogs (Rana Clamitans) to both egg and tadpole predators

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-213

  Anderson, Annika L ^a   Brown, William D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Green frogs; Hatching; Life history; Niche shift; Predation; Rana

Indexed keywords

EGG; FROG; HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANAX JUNIUS; ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS NIGROCINCTUS; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 68849090222     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-016R1.1     Document Type: Article

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