Nonlethal effects of predators on prey populations: Predator-mediated change in bivalve growth

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1031-1045

  Nakaoka, Masahiro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predatory behavior; Bivalves; Busycon carica; Demographic traits; Field experiment; Growth; Marine soft bottom; Mercenaria mercenaria; Nonlethal effects; Predator mediated change; Prey predator interactions

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVORSHIP;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; BUSYCON CARICA; CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0033924234     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1031:NEOPOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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