Trophic size polyphenism in Lembadion bullinum: Costs and benefits of an inducible offense

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 641-651

  Kopp, Michael ^a   Tollrian, Ralph ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Cost benefit analysis; Demographic costs; Feeding rate; Gape limited predator; Inducible offense; Lembadion bullinum; Phenotypic plasticity; Population growth rate; Predator prey interaction; Trophic size polyphenism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEEDING; GAPE LIMITATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF;

CILIOPHORA; LEMBADION; LEMBADION BULLINUM;

EID: 0042526702     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0641:TSPILB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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