Behavioral correlations provide a mechanism for explaining high invader densities and increased impacts on native prey

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 581-587

  Pintor, Lauren M ^a,b   Sih, Andrew ^a   Kerby, Jacob L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioral syndromes; Consumptive effects; Correlated behaviors; Crayfish; Density dependence; Impacts; Invasive species; Nonconsumptive effects

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAYFISH; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; PEST SPECIES;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 63849171195     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0552.1     Document Type: Article

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