Whirligig beetle aggregations: What are the costs and the benefits?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-184

  Watt, Penelope J ^a   Chapman, Rosalind ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregations; Costs and benefits; Gyrinidae; Predator avoidance; Selfish herds

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; GROUP SIZE; WHIRLIGIG BEETLE;

COLEOPTERA; GYRINIDAE; GYRINUS MARINUS; GYRINUS SUBSTRIATUS;

EID: 0031925210     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050429     Document Type: Article

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