Evolutionary ecology of inducible morphological plasticity in predator-prey interaction: Toward the practical links with population ecology

Population Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-46

  Kishida, Osamu ^a,b   Trussell, Geoffrey C ^c   Mougi, Akihiko ^d   Nishimura, Kinya ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inducible defense; Inducible offense; Phenotypic plasticity; Polyphenism; Population dynamics; Trait mediated indirect effect

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 72949121899     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-009-0182-0     Document Type: Review

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