Predator-induced morphological defence in ciliates: Interclonal variation for sensitivity to the inducing factors

Oikos

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 534-540

  Wia̧ckowski, Krzysztof ^a   Fyda, Janusz ^a   Pajdak Stós, Agnieszka ^a   Adamus, Katarzyna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CILIATE; CLONE; INDUCED RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES OCTOCARINATUS; MYTILUS; STENOSTOMUM SP.; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0038623560     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12204.x     Document Type: Article

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