Notonecta exhibit threat-sensitive, predator-induced dispersal

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-452

  McCauley, Shannon J ^a   Rowe, Locke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Notonecta; Predator prey; Remote control effects

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; HETEROGENEITY; INSECT; MOVEMENT; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

HEXAPODA; NOTONECTA; NOTONECTA UNDULATA; NOTONECTIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HETEROPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RISK;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; HETEROPTERA; ONTARIO; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK;

EID: 77957264432     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.1082     Document Type: Article

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