Impact of acanthocephalan parasites on aggregation behavior of amphipods (Gammarus pseudolimnaeus)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-163

  Lewis, Susan E ^a   Hodel, Ashley ^a   Sturdy, Thomas ^a   Todd, Rachelle ^a   Weigl, Cassandra ^a  

^a CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Aggregation; Amphipoda; Manipulation; Parasite

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; AMPHIPOD; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVERTEBRATE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDATION RISK;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PARASITES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK; SMEGMAMORPHA;

AMPHIPODA; CORYNOSOMA; CULAEA; CULAEA INCONSTANS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS;

EID: 84866004533     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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