Tonic immobility behaviour does not differ between fire salamander larvae from ponds and streams
Abstract Tonic immobility is an antipredator defence in which the prey animal remains motionless after physical contact with the predator, pretending to be dead. This behaviour has been observed among a variety of taxa but has received only little attention in amphibian larvae. During our field stud...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-04-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11211 |