Form, Function, and Fitness: Pathways to Survival

Two hypotheses have been considered in the literature regarding how anuran morphology reduces predation risk: by (1) improving escape swimming performance, or (2) using the tail as a lure to draw predator strikes away from the body of the tadpole. We investigated these hypotheses using a modificatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution 2008-05, Vol.62 (5), p.1243-1251
Hauptverfasser:	Johnson, James B., Burt, D. Brent, DeWitt, Thomas J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibians Animals Anura Ecological competition Ecological genetics Ecosystem Evolution Fitness gradient Frogs geometric morphometrics Insecta - physiology Landmarks Larva - anatomy & histology Larva - physiology Larvae morphology natural selection Odonata Original s path analysis performance gradient Phenotypic traits Predation Predators Predatory Behavior - physiology Ranidae - anatomy & histology Ranidae - physiology Studies Survival Analysis Swimming Swimming - physiology tadpole Tadpoles Tail - physiology
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