Reciprocal phenotypic plasticity can lead to stable predator-prey interaction

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1172-1181

  Mougi, Akihiko ^a   Kishida, Osamu ^b,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arms race; Inducible defence; Inducible offence; Reciprocal phenotypic plasticity; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ARMS RACE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INDUCED RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349922864     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01600.x     Document Type: Article

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