Herbivory on a chemically defended plant as a predation deterrent in Hyalella azteca

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-254

  Rowell, Kirsten ^a,b   Blinn, Dean W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Chemical defence; Herbivory; Hyalella azteca; Macrophytes; Plant secondary compounds; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DIET; HERBIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; APIACEAE; APIALES; AZTECA; BELOSTOMA; BELOSTOMA BAKERI; BELOSTOMATIDAE; BERULA ERECTA; COENAGRIONIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INSECTA; ODONATA; TELEBASIS; TELEBASIS SALVA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0037317578     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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