Temperature-dependent aposematic behavior in the newt cynops pyrrhogaster

Zoological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 555-558

  Mochida, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aposematism; immobility; predator prey relationship; thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALEPSY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALAMANDER; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; SALAMANDRIDAE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CYNOPS PYRRHOGASTER; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 77954462028     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.27.555     Document Type: Article

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