Damselfly larvae learn to recognize predators from chemical cues in the predator's diet

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 315-320

  Chivers, Douglas P ^a   Wisenden, Brian D ^b   Smith, R Jan F ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIFORMES; ENALLAGMA; ESOX LUCIUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; ZYGOPTERA; COLEOPTERA; CYPRINIDAE; ESOCIDAE; ODONATA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

DAMSELFLY; PIKE;

EID: 0030201419     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0177     Document Type: Article

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