The roles of active predator choice and prey vulnerability in determining the diet of predatory stonefly (Plecoptera) nymphs

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-48

  Tikkanen, Pertti ^a   Muotka, Timo ^b   Huhta, Arto ^a   Juntunen, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diura bicaudata; predatory stoneflies; prey preference; prey vulnerability; streams

Indexed keywords

BLACK FLY; DIET; MAYFLY; PREDATOR CHOICE; PREY VULNERABILITY; STONEFLY;

ASELLUS; BAETIDAE; BAETIS; DIPTERA; DIURA BICAUDATA; EPHEMERELLA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; EPHEMEROPTA; HEPTAGENIA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; ISOPODA; NEMOURA; NEMOURIDAE; PERLODIDAE; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0030621372     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5962     Document Type: Article

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