Predation risk and social interference as factors influencing habitat selection in two species of stream-dwelling waterstriders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-363

  Haskins, K E ^a   Sih, A ^a   Krupa, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. remigis; Aquarius conformis; Habitat overlap; Mating behavior; Social interference

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; SOCIAL INTERFERENCE; WATERSTRIDERS;

AQUARIUS CONFORMIS; AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS;

EID: 0030804686     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.4.351     Document Type: Article

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