Risk of predation and behavioural response in three anuran species: Influence of tadpole size and predator type

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 644, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 313-324

  Jara, Fabián Gastón ^a   Perotti, María Gabriela ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Activity; Aquatic insects; Behavioural plasticity; Pleurodema; Prey size; Rhinella

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY; ANURAN SPECIES; AQUATIC INSECTS; ARGENTINA; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY; MICROHABITATS; PATAGONIA; PREDATION RATES; PREDATION RISK; PREY SPECIES; STUDY AREAS; VISUAL CUES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PLASTICITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

MAMMALS;

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; DRAGONFLY; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PALATABILITY; PREDATION RISK; PREY SIZE; VISUAL CUE;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PLEURODEMA; PLEURODEMA THAUL;

EID: 77950022769     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0196-9     Document Type: Article

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