Michael E. Fraker
Ohio State University
32 Papers
237 Citations
Michael E. Fraker is an academic researcher from Ohio State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Predation. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 26 publications. Previous affiliations of Michael E. Fraker include Oklahoma State University–Stillwater & University of Michigan.
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Papers
Characterization of an alarm pheromone secreted by amphibian tadpoles that induces behavioral inhibition and suppression of the neuroendocrine stress axis.
Michael E. Fraker,Fang Hu,Vindhya Cuddapah,S. Andy McCollum,Rick A. Relyea,John Hempel,Robert J. Denver +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that an alarm pheromone is produced by ranid tadpole skin cells, is released into the medium via an active secretory process upon predator attack, and signals predator presence to conspecifics, and a neuroendocrine mechanism is provided by which the behavioral inhibition caused by exposure to the alarms is maintained until the threat subsides.
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Portfolio theory as a management tool to guide conservation and restoration of multi‐stock fish populations
Mark R. DuFour,Cassandra J. May,Edward F. Roseman,Stuart A. Ludsin,Christopher S. Vandergoot,Jeremy J. Pritt,Michael E. Fraker,Jeremiah J. Davis,Jeffery T. Tyson,Jeffery G. Miner,Elizabeth A. Marschall,Christine M. Mayer +11 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate how portfolio theory can be used to quantify the importance of spawning stock diversity and guide management on ecologically relevant scales leading to greater stability and resilience of multi-stock populations and fisheries.
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The dynamics of predation risk assessment : responses of anuran larvae to chemical cues of predators
TL;DR: The results suggest that the perceived risk of green frog tadpoles varies over time and does not correspond directly to their behavioural response, but their perceived risk does appear to vary in accordance with the predation risk associated with the Anax chemical cue and the reliability of the information from the cue, and therefore may be predictable.
The effect of hunger on the strength and duration of the antipredator behavioral response of green frog (Rana clamitans) tadpoles
TL;DR: It is shown that the energetic state of prey may also influence the duration of their antipredator behavioral response and the relative activity level of tadpoles at different energetic states varied over time.
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The effect of prior experience on a prey’s current perceived risk
TL;DR: The results suggest that a prey’s prior experience may influence its current perceived risk by influencing either the degree of certainty in or the level of its perceived risk.
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