Linking predator kairomones and turbulence: Synergistic effects and ultimate reasons for phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia cucullata

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 135-146

  Tollrian, Ralph ^a,b   Laforsch, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclomorphosis; Helmet; Inducible defence; Random flow; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CRUSTACEAN; DEFENSE MECHANISM; KAIROMONE; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; SYNERGISM; TURBULENCE;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA CUCULLATA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750207794     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2006/0167-0135     Document Type: Article

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