Predator-induced morphological defenses in marine zooplankton: A larval case study

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1030-1039

  Vaughn, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Functional morphology; Inducible defense; Littorina scutulata; Marine invertebrate larvae; Ontogeny; Predator induced plasticity; Zoea

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; RARITY; SNAIL; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RISK; SNAIL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; LARVA; MARINE BIOLOGY; MOLLUSCA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK; SEAWATER; SNAILS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA SCUTULATA;

EID: 34247356982     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0689     Document Type: Article

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