Intruder pressure affects territory size and foraging success in asymmetric contests in the water strider Gerris lacustris

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-31

  JabŁoński, Piotr G ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERRIS LACUSTRIS; HETEROPTERA;

FOOD DEMAND; FORAGING SUCCESS; RESOURCE-HOLDING POTENTIAL; TERRITORY SIZE; WATER STRIDER;

EID: 0029667999     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01100.x     Document Type: Article

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