Predation induced changes in behavior and growth rate in three populations of the intertidal snail, Littorina sitkana (Philippi)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-226

  Behrens Yamada, Sylvia ^a   Navarrete, Sergio A ^a   Needham, Cathy ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm substance; Cancer productus; Growth inhibition; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator avoidance; Reaction norm

Indexed keywords

ALARM SUBSTANCE; BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MOLLUSC; PREDATION; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PREDATORY CRAB; REDATOR AVOIDANCE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUBLETHAL EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; SNAIL;

USA, WASHINGTON, SAN JUAN ISLAND;

CANCER PRODUCTUS; DECAPODA; GASTROPOIDA; LITTORINA SITKANA;

EID: 0345628029     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00106-8     Document Type: Article

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