Effects of mosquitofish (<em>Gambusia affinis</em>) cues on wood frog (<em>Lithobates sylvaticus</em>) tadpole activity

We examined the changes in activity of wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) tadpoles exposed to combinations of visual, chemical, and mechanical cues of the invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis). We also examined whether the responses of the tadpoles to the predator cues were influenced by the short...

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Main Authors: Katherine F. Buttermore, Paige N. Litkenhaus, Danielle C. Torpey, Geoffrey R. Smith, Jessica E. Rettig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1613