Reversible frequency-dependent predation of a puffer, Takifugu niphobles (Pisces: Tetraodontidae), related to spatial distribution of colour-polymorphic prey

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Shigemiya, Yusuke ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregated distribution; Apostatic selection; Intertidal zone; Mollusca; Monomorphism; Polymorphism; Uniform distribution

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MOLLUSCA; PISCES; TAKIFUGU; TAKIFUGU NIPHOBLES; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 1242345240     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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