Predator-mediated life history shifts in Daphnia: Enrichment and preliminary chemical characterisation of a kairomone exuded by fish

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 21-35

  Von Elert, Eric ^a,b   Stibor, Herwig ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Daphnia; Diel vertical migration; Infochemical; Kairomone; Life history; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator; Prey

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; ESTER; EXUDATION; KAIROMONE; LIFE HISTORY; ORGANIC ACID; PREDATOR;

CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; LEUCISCUS IDUS;

EID: 33750206531     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2006/0167-0021     Document Type: Article

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