Multiple prey effects: Agonistic behaviors between prey species enhances consumption by their shared predator

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Toscano, Benjamin J ^a   Fodrie, F Joel ^a,b   Madsen, Shanna L ^a,b,c   Powers, Sean P ^a,b  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Interference competition; Multiple predator effects (MPEs); Predator prey; Refuge space; Trait mediated indirect interactions (TMIIs)

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CRAB; FOOD WEB; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MESOCOSM; PERCIFORM; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE; REFUGE; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVORSHIP;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; OPSANUS BETA; ORTHOPRISTIS; ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERA; PANOPEUS HERBSTII;

EID: 77349106165     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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