Behavioral avoidance of injured conspecific and predatory chemical stimuli by larvae of the aquatic caddisfly Hesperophylax occidentalis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1009-1015

  Gall, B G ^a   Brodie Jr, E D ^b  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CADDISFLY; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; KAIROMONE; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; HESPEROPHYLAX OCCIDENTALIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 70449117604     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-091     Document Type: Article

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