Benefits, costs and reactivity of inducible defences: An experimental test with rotifers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2114-2122

  Aránguiz Acuña, Adriana ^a,b,c   Ramos Jiliberto, Rodrigo ^a   Sarma, Nandini ^d   Sarma, S S S ^d   Bustamante, Ramiro O ^a,b   Toledo, Verónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antipredator strategy; Inducible defences; Infochemicals; Phenotypic plasticity; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLII; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77956239255     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02471.x     Document Type: Article

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