Eco-evolutionary interactions between predators and prey: Can predator-induced changes to prey communities feed back to shape predator foraging traits?

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 699-720

  Palkovacs, Eric P ^a,b   Post, David M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alosa pseudoharengus; Co evolution; Geographic mosaic; Gill rakers; Niche construction; Size selective predation; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS;

EID: 51949095574     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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