How prey respond to combined predators: A review and an empirical test

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1827-1839

  Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator responses; Anuran; Behavior; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Rana sylvatica; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AESHNIDAE; ANAX; ANISOPTERA; ANURA; BELOSTOMA; BELOSTOMATIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; DYTISCUS; ERYTHEMIS; HETEROPTERA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0344584997     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1827:HPRTCP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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