...Ryan P. Ferrer; Richard K. Zimmer SUMMARY Animal perception of chemosensory cues is a function of ecological context. Larvae of the California newt ( Taricha torosa ), for example, exhibit predator-avoidance behavior in response to a chemical from cannibalistic adults. The poison tetrodotoxin (TTX...

... al., 1994 ; Emelyanova et al., 2004 ). Consequently, these molecules are much more likely to signal the presence of injured invertebrates than conspecifics. Fig. 7. Schematic depiction of predator–prey interactions involving Taricha torosa , and the chemosensory cues that mediate them. Arg...

...Miriam A. Ashley-Ross; Brett F. Bechtel SUMMARY California newts (Taricha torosa) are capable of locomotion in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The transition between swimming and terrestrial walking was examined by videotaping individual Taricha walking both up and down a ramp, inclined...