Predators and cannibals modulate sex-specific plasticity in life-history and immune traits

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-120

  Mikolajewski, D J ^a   Stoks, R ^b   Rolff, J ^a   Joop, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(non ) additive predator effects; Cannibalism; Ecological immunity; Multiple predators; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FITNESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR;

COENAGRION PUELLA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 38149094887     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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