Evolution of aquatic insect behaviours across a gradient of disturbance predictability

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1633, 2008, Pages 453-462

  Lytle, David A ^a   Bogan, Michael T ^a   Finn, Debra S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Drought; Flooding; Information theory; Natural flow regime; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVOLUTION; FLOODING; INSECT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; RAINFALL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLOODING; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SIGNAL DETECTION; THEORY; UNCERTAINTY;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 37849011222     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1157     Document Type: Article

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