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Prey selection by tiger frog larvae (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) of two sympatric anuran species' tadp...

Prey selection by tiger frog larvae (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) of two sympatric anuran species' tadp...

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Prey selection by tiger frog larvae (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) of two sympatric anuran species' tadpoles

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Prey selection by tiger frog larvae (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) of two sympatric anuran species' tadpoles

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China: Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Dōngwùxué yánjiū, 2013-06, Vol.34 (3), p.209-213

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Chinese

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China: Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

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We examined the prey selection and behavioral responses of tiger frog Hoplobatrachus chinensis larvae exposed to unpalatable and palatable sympatric prey tadpoles, Bufo melanostictus and Pelophylax nigromaculatus. We found that after a short exposure to the toxic toad tadpoles B. melanostictus, predators may learn to decrease going after unpalatabl...

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Prey selection by tiger frog larvae (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) of two sympatric anuran species' tadpoles

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1430853881

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1430853881

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0254-5853

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