Geographic correlation between reciprocally adaptive traits of an exotic decapod predator and native gastropod prey: Evidence of an arms race?

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 579-597

  Edgell, Timothy C ^a   Rochette, Rémy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arms race; Biogeography; Carcinus; Littorina; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA OBTUSATA;

EID: 34347221827     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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