Predator functional response changed by induced defenses in prey

American Naturalist

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 723-731

  Hammill, Edd ^a,b,c   Petchey, Owen L ^c   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional responses; Inducible defenses; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FLATWORM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; TURBELLARIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARAMECIUM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TURBELLARIA;

PARAMECIUM;

EID: 78649689219     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657040     Document Type: Article

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