Size-dependent flight initiation by a lotic mayfly in response to a predatory fish

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-98

  Scrimgeour, Garry J ^a   Cash, Kevin J ^b   Culp, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT INITIATION; LONGNOSE DACE; MAYFLY; PREDATION RISK;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS TRICAUDATUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE;

EID: 0030621332     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.d01-537.x     Document Type: Review

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