Waterborne metals impair inducible defences in Daphnia pulex: Morphology, life-history traits and encounters with predators

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1016-1027

  Mirza, R S ^a   Pyle, G G ^a  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Daphnia; Inducible defences; Kairomone; Neckteeth

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS AMERICANUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64149113560     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02148.x     Document Type: Article

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