An investigation of predator-induced defence responses in ciliated protozoa

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1431-1442

  Fyda, Janusz ^a   Warren, Alan ^b   Wolińska, Justyna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Induced morphological defence; Predator; Prey

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CILIATE; INDUCED RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANSER; CHAETOGASTER; CILIOPHORA; COLPIDIUM; COLPIDIUM KLEINI; DILEPTUS ANSER; EUPLOTES EURYSTOMUS; EUPLOTES PATELLA; EUPLOTES SP.; EURYSTOMUS; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; HYPOTRICHIA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA; SPATHIDIUM SP.; STENOSTOMUM SPHAGNETORUM; STICHOTRICHIA; STYLONYCHIA; TETMEMENA PUSTULATA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 16244404321     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400004396     Document Type: Article

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