Variation in mayfly size at metamorphosis as a developmental response to risk of predation

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 740-757

  Peckarsky, Barbara L ^a,c   Taylor, Brad W ^a,c   McIntosh, Angus R ^b,c   McPeek, Mark A ^d   Lytle, David A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive phenotypic plasticity; Development; Fecundity; Growth; Mayflies; Metamorphosis; Path analysis; Predation; Size and timing; Streams; Structural equation modeling; Trout; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MAYFLY; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BAETIDAE; BAETIS; BAETIS BICAUDATIS; BAETIS BICAUDATUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0035108930     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0740:VIMSAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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