Behavioural activity levels and expression of stress proteins under predation risk in two damselfly species

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-303

  Slos, Stefanie ^a   Meester, Luc D ^a   Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Damselflies; Heat shock proteins; Predator stress; Prey lifestyle; Trait co specialisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DAMSELFLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; PROTEIN; SPECIALIZATION;

ERYTHROMMA NAJAS; LESTES SPONSA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 65649126084     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01077.x     Document Type: Article

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