Effects of predator confusion on functional responses

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 547-555

  Jeschke, Jonathan M ^a,b   Tollrian, Ralph ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SWARMING;

AESHNA CYANEA; CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS OBSCURIPES; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIA OBTUSA; DIPTERA; ODONATA;

EID: 29144442404     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2005.14118.x     Document Type: Article

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