Biotic structure indirectly affects associated prey in a predator-specific manner via changes in the sensory environment

Oecologia

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 427-438

  Wilson, Miranda L ^a   Weissburg, Marc J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect interaction; Odor mediated foraging; Predator prey interaction; Sensory perception; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CORAL REEF; CRAB; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LANDSCAPE; MAGNITUDE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALTMARSH; SENSORY SYSTEM; TURBULENCE;

BIVALVIA; BUSYCON CARICA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CARICA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84872617052     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2413-x     Document Type: Article

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