Positive effect of predators on prey growth rate through induced modifications of prey behaviour

Ecology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-85

  Peacor, Scott D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax; Behaviourally mediated; Indirect effect; Nonlethal effect; Phenotypic plasticity; Rana; Trait mediated; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC CASCADE;

AMPHIBIA; ANAX; ANAX LONGIPES; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; INVERTEBRATA; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036171864     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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