The Aposematically Colored Frog, Dendrobates pumilo, Is Distasteful to the Large, Predatory Ant, Paraponera clavata

1981/06/01 by Gary Fritz, Gary N. Fritz, A. Stanley Rand +1 · 5 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · Environmental Science · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Animal and Plant Science Education #Species Distribution and Climate Change

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Abstract

Gary Fritz, A. Stanley Rand, Claude W. dePamphilis, The Aposematically Colored Frog, Dendrobates pumilo, Is Distasteful to the Large, Predatory Ant, Paraponera clavata, Biotropica, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jun., 1981), pp. 158-159

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