Larval performance and oviposition site preference along a predation gradient

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2094-2099

  Rieger, Josef F ^a,b   Binckley, Christopher A ^a   Resetarits Jr , William J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Elizabeth River Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Anurans; Ephemeral ponds; Female preference; Fish; Habitat selection; Hyla femoralis; Ideal free distribution; Larval performance; Oviposition site selection; Predation

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA FEMORALIS; REPTILIA; UMBRA PYGMAEA;

EID: 8144222436     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0156     Document Type: Article

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