Survival benefits and divergence of predator-induced behavior between pumpkinseed sunfish ecomorphs

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Robinson, Beren W ^a   Januszkiewicz, Andrew J ^a   Koblitz, Jens C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Induced defense; Lepomis gibbosus; Phenotypic plasticity; Polymorphism; Predation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIVERGENCE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; INDUCED RESPONSE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; PISCES; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 52449119067     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm133     Document Type: Article

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