Non-selective and time-dependent behavioural responses of common toads (Bufo bufo) to Predator Acoustic Cues

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1146-1154

  Llusia, Diego ^a   Márquez, Rafael ^a   Beltrán, Juan F ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACOUSTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HEARING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOCOMOTION; MUSTELID; PREY LOCATION; RECOGNITION; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TOAD; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARTHROPODA; BUFO BUFO; CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78349261179     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01832.x     Document Type: Article

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