Predation cost of rapid growth: Behavioural coupling and physiological decoupling

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 708-715

  Stoks, Robby ^a   De Block, Marjan ^b   Van De Meutter, Frank ^a   Johansson, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Growth predation risk trade off; Life history plasticity; Physiological stress; Time stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PREDATION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 25644438374     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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