Black sea urchins evaluate predation risk using chemical signals from a predator and injured con- and heterospecific prey

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 435, Issue , 2011, Pages 173-181

  Morishita, Vanessa Rímoli ^a   Barreto, Rodrigo Egydio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Defensive behaviour; Echinoderms; Predation risk; Predator prey system; Sympatric prey

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; DIET; ECHINODERM; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INJURY; ODOR; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; OREASTER RETICULATUS;

EID: 80052017635     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09253     Document Type: Article

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