Antipredator behavior and physiology determine Lestes species turnover along the pond-permanence gradient

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3327-3338

  Stoks, Robby ^a,b   McPeek, Mark A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Community assembly; Damselfly; Environmental gradient; Hydroperiod; Life history; Physiological stress; Predation risk; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DAMSELFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EPHEMERAL POOL; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LESTES; LESTES DRYAS; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 1342288372     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0696     Document Type: Article

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