The effect of predator and prey density on the induced defence of a ciliate

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-65

  Wiackowski, K ^a   Staronska A ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anti predator defence; Density dependence; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator prey interaction; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EUPLOTES;

EID: 0344097280     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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