Effects of size and size structure on predation and inter-cohort competition in red-eyed treefrog tadpoles

Oecologia

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 629-639

  Asquith, Christopher M ^a   Vonesh, James R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Intraspecific competition; Non consumptive predator effect; Ontogeny; Predator prey; Size scaling; Size structure

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DRAGONFLY; FROG; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; HATCHING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MESOCOSM; ONTOGENY; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

AGALYCHNIS CALLIDRYAS; ANAX AMAZILI; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES);

EID: 84867503450     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2332-x     Document Type: Article

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