Hellbender Salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Exhibit an Ontogenetic Shift in Microhabitat Use in a Blue Ridge Physiographic Region Stream
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Copeia"
DOI: 10.1643/ce-18-027
Abstract: Organisms that experience large changes in body size during the life span often exhibit differences in resource use among life stages. Ontogenetic shifts in habitat use reduce intraspecific competition and predation and are common in… read more here.
Keywords: cryptobranchus alleganiensis; shift microhabitat; life; ontogenetic shift ... See more keywords