Effects of plastic hatching timing carry over through metamorphosis in red-eyed treefrogs

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 850-860

  Touchon, Justin C ^a,b   Mccoy, Michael W ^a,c   Vonesh, James R ^d   Warkentin, Karen M ^a,b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agalychnis callidryas; Anura; Carry over effects; Gamboa, Panama; Latent effects; Lifehistory switch point; Neotropical treefrog; Pantala flavescens; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; EMERGENCE; FITNESS; FROG; HATCHING; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLASTIC; PREDATION RISK; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

AGALYCHNIS CALLIDRYAS; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; HYLA; METAMORPHA; NAJAS; PANTALA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 84876778892     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-0194.1     Document Type: Article

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