Non-additive effects of intra- and interspecific competition between two larval salamanders

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 765-772

  Anderson, Thomas L ^a,b   Whiteman, Howard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploitative; Growth rate; Indirect effect; Interaction modification; Interference; Multiplicative effect

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOTIC FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; METAMORPHOSIS;

AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; SALAMANDROIDEA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84928215600     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12335     Document Type: Article

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