Differential habitat selection by pygmy grasshopper color morphs; interactive effects of temperature and predator avoidance

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-257

  Ahnesjö, Jonas ^a   Forsman, Anders ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Color polymorphism; Crypsis; Disruptive coloration; Habitat selection; Orthoptera; Predation risk; Thermoregulation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; GRASSHOPPER; HABITAT SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES COMPLEX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ORTHOPTERA; TETRIGIDAE; TETRIX UNDULATA;

EID: 33646455737     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-6178-8     Document Type: Article

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