Heightened prey responses in risky habitats: Predation pressure increases prey sensitivity to predation risk

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 363, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-50

  Smee, Delbert L ^a   Weissburg, Marc J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical cue; Clam; Crab; Flume; Mercenaria mercenana; Predator avoidance; Predator prey interaction; Risk evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; CRAB; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GEORGIA; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 49449104693     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07377     Document Type: Article

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