Constrained plasticity in switching across life stages: Pre- and post-switch predators elicit early hatching

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-57

  Capellán, Elisa ^a   Nicieza, Alfredo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical cues; Ontogenetic trade off; Phenotypic plasticity; Rana temporaria; Stage specific predator

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; EGG PREDATION; FROG; HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

AESHNA CYANEA; ANURA; HAEMOPIS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 75549084217     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9289-6     Document Type: Article

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