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  2. Basis of Selective Predation by the Aquatic Larvae of the Salamander, Ambystoma Tigrinum
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Abstract
  1. The effect of several factors on feeding selectivity by three size classes of larvae of Ambystoma tigrinum (Green) was examined. Five types of invertebrate prey were used: Chaoborus, Daphnia, damselflies, Hyalella and water boatmen.
  2. Five variables were examined in relation to the electivity indices associated with each prey type: ease of prey consumption, ease of prey capture, relative prey size, prey activity, and microhabitat overlap. No single variable explained the observed electivity.
  3. For small larvae (snout-vent length, SVL,6.5cm), ease of prey consumption, prey activity, and relative prey size predicted electivity values. However, none of the measured variables was related to electivity values found for medium sized larvae (SVL >3.5 and <5.5cm).
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1111/j.1365-2427.1988.tb00330.x
Publication Date
1988-02-01
Publication Title
Freshwater Biology
Volume
19
Issue
1
First Page
87
Last Page
94
Subject
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Department of Biological Sciences
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Leff, L., & Bachmann, M. (1988). Basis of Selective Predation by the Aquatic Larvae of the Salamander, Ambystoma Tigrinum (1–). Freshwater Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1988.tb00330.x
Leff, Laura, and Marilyn Bachmann. 1988. “Basis of Selective Predation by the Aquatic Larvae of the Salamander, Ambystoma Tigrinum”. Freshwater Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1988.tb00330.x.
Leff, Laura, and Marilyn Bachmann. Basis of Selective Predation by the Aquatic Larvae of the Salamander, Ambystoma Tigrinum. Freshwater Biology, 1 Feb. 1988, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1988.tb00330.x.