Non-lethal presence of predators modifies morphology and movement rates in Euplotes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 621, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Hammill, Edd ^a   Kratina, Pavel ^a   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Inducible defences; Predator prey; Stenostomum; Swimming speed

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; INDUCIBLE DEFENCES; PREDATOR-PREY; STENOSTOMUM; SWIMMING SPEED;

CILIATE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FLATWORM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GAPE LIMITATION; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES AEDICULATUS; EUPLOTES OCTOCARINATUS; PLATYHELMINTHES; STENOSTOMUM (FLATWORM); TURBELLARIA;

EID: 58149240782     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9644-1     Document Type: Article

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