Reduced size and starvation resistance in adult mosquitoes, Aedes notoscriptus, exposed to predation cues as larvae

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-115

  van Uitregt, Vincent O ^a   Hurst, Timothy P ^b   Wilson, Robbie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural defences; Mosquito predation; Predator induced plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FITNESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INDUCED RESPONSE; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; MOSQUITO; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR; REARING; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AEDES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LARVA; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AEDES NOTOSCRIPTUS; HYPSELEOTRIS GALII;

EID: 83155175368     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01880.x     Document Type: Article

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