The rules of engagement: How to defend against combinations of predators

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 551-560

  Hoverman, Jason T ^a,b   Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined predators; Functional trade offs; Inducible defenses; Multiple predators; Multiple traits; Predation risk; Predator density; Predator identity; Trait integration

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; INDUCED RESPONSE; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SNAIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SNAILS;

GASTROPODA; HELISOMA TRIVOLVIS;

EID: 36448970139     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0847-3     Document Type: Article

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