Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1888-1905

  Peckarsky, Barbara L ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive syndromes; Drift; Induced defenses; Mayflies; Periodicity; Predator avoidance; Prey vulnerability; Resource acquisition; Stoneflies; Streams

Indexed keywords

MAYFLY; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; STONEFLY;

USA, COLORADO;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS BICAUDATUS; CINYGMULA; EPEORUS DECEPTIVUS; EPEORUS LONGIMANUS; EPHEMERELLA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; KOGOTUS MODESTUS; MEGARCYS SIGNATA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0030437379     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265793     Document Type: Article

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