Comparison of antipredator responses of two related water striders to a common predator

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1019-1033

  Krupa, James J ^a   Sih, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FISH; PREDATOR;

UNITED STATES;

AQUARIUS NEBULARIS; AQUARIUS REMIGIS; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS;

EID: 0033375452     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.10512495.x     Document Type: Article

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