Context-Dependent Plastic Response during Egg-Laying in a Widespread Newt Species.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136044

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Context-Dependent Plastic Response during Egg-Laying in a Widespread Newt Species.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2015

Tóth Zoltán

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Previous research on predator-induced phenotypic plasticity mostly focused on responses in morphology, developmental time and/or behaviour during early life stages, but the potential significance of anticipatory parental responses has been investigated less often. In this study I examined behavioural and maternal responses of gravid female smooth newts, Lissotriton vulgaris, in the presence of chemical cues...

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Animals
Coleoptera
Cues
Female
Food Chain
Larva
Male
Odonata
Oviposition
Phenotype
Salamandridae

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PMID: 26291328
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136044
PMCID: PMC4546198

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