Reckless males, rational females: Dynamic trade-off between food and shelter in the marine isopod Idotea balthica

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-181

  Vesakoski, Outi ^a   Merilaita, Sami ^b   Jormalainen, Veijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti predator adaptation; Colour polymorphism; Diurnal behaviour; Fucus vesiculosus; Habitat choice; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; DIURNAL VARIATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOPOD; MATE LOCATION; MICROHABITAT; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK; SEAWEED; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHELTER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; ISOPODA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; ISOPODA; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

FUCUS VESICULOSUS; IDOTEA BALTICA; ISOPODA;

EID: 53149115979     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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