The ghost of predation future: Threat-sensitive and temporal assessment of risk by embryonic woodfrogs

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-555

  Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo; Learning; Predator recognition; Woodfrog Rana sylvatica

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FROG; HATCHING; HATCHING DATE; LEARNING; PREDATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77950543385     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0870-y     Document Type: Article

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