Prey-induced changes to a predator's behaviour and morphology: Implications for shell-claw covariance in the northwest Atlantic

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Edgell, Timothy C ^a,b   Rochette, Rémy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Coevolutionary arms race; Invasive species; Littorina obtusata; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ARMS RACE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; CRAB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOLT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SHELL; SNAIL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA OBTUSATA;

EID: 70449523346     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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