Scaling-up anti-predator phenotypic responses of prey: Impacts over multiple generations in a complex aquatic community

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1726, 2011, Pages 122-128

  Peacor, Scott D ^a   Pangle, Kevin L ^b   Schiesari, Luis ^a,c   Werner, Earl E ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction modification; Non consumptive; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator prey; Trait mediated; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 81855224812     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0606     Document Type: Article

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