Behavioural responses by slugs to chemicalsfrom a generalist predator

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 805-811

  Armsworth, C G ^a,b   Bohan, D A ^a   Powers, S J ^a   Glen, D M ^b,c   Symondson, W O C ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Styloma Research and Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; PREDATOR; SLUG;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 15744395403     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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