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Vulnerability of Pleurodema borelli Tadpoles to an Avian Predator: Effect of Body Size and Density

Vulnerability of Pleurodema borelli Tadpoles to an Avian Predator: Effect of Body Size and Density

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Vulnerability of Pleurodema borelli Tadpoles to an Avian Predator: Effect of Body Size and Density

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Vulnerability of Pleurodema borelli Tadpoles to an Avian Predator: Effect of Body Size and Density

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Johnson, TN: Herpetologists' League

Journal title

Herpetologica, 1991-09, Vol.47 (3), p.316-321

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English

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Johnson, TN: Herpetologists' League

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Previous studies have identified two phases of a tadpole's development during which selection should favor rapid growth and development: (1) small, young stages and (2) metamorphic stages. However, no previous study has examined size selectivity of tadpoles by large vertebrate predators such as birds. In a series of field experiments using free-ran...

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Vulnerability of Pleurodema borelli Tadpoles to an Avian Predator: Effect of Body Size and Density

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TN_cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_5262995

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_5262995

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ISSN

0018-0831

E-ISSN

1938-5099

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