Foraging and refuge use by a pond snail: Effects of physiological state, predators, and resources

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 746-751

  Wojdak, Jeremy M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belostoma flumineum; Physa gyrina; Pond snails; Predator avoidance behavior; Predator prey; State dependent; Trait mediated indirect interactions

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMASS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POND; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAIL; STARVATION;

ALGAE; BELOSTOMA FLUMINEUM; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEIDAE; PHYSA GYRINA;

EID: 70349148588     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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