Palatability of the larvae of three species of Lithobates

Herpetologica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-221

  Szuroczki, Dorina ^a,b   Richardson, Jean M L ^a,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Learning; Predator prey interactions; Tadpoles; Unpalatability

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FROG; HUNGER; LARVA; LEARNING; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SKIN;

ANURA; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; LITHOBATES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 80052084196     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00059.1     Document Type: Article

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