The influence of chemical stimuli from predators on precopulatory pairing by the amphipod, Gammarus pseudolimnaeus

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-40

  Mathis, Alicia ^a   Hoback, W Wyatt ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

CHEMICAL STIMULI; MATE GUARDING; PRECOPULATORY PAIRING; PREDATION RISK;

EID: 0030613081     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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