Effects of predator exposure on Hsp70 expression and survival in tadpoles of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1249-1255

  Sørensen, Jesper Givskov ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Merilä, Juha ^b   Laurila, Anssi ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FROG; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROTEIN; RANGE SIZE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 82555194587     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z11-105     Document Type: Article

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