Odonate Predator

Spotted salamander on leaves and wood by Peter Paplanus on Flikr.com, CC by 2.0

How do Predators Affect Aquatic
Amphibian Larvae?

This controlled lab experiment discovered that the presence of aquatic predators did not affect morphology or hatching time of spotted salamanders or wood frogs. These data are in contrast to previous studies from other amphibian species.

View the article in the Journal of Herpetology: Odonate Predator does not Affect Hatching Time or Morphology of Embryos of Two Amphibians

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