Divergence in threat sensitivity among aquatic larvae of cryptic mosquito species

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 702-711

  Roux, Olivier ^a,b   Diabaté, Abdoulaye ^b   Simard, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Chemical ecology; Cue degradation; Dose response; Ecological divergence; Incipient species; Malaria vectors; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation cues; Predator prey relationship; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ASSOCIATION; BURKINA FASO; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BURKINA FASO; CUES; FOOD CHAIN; LARVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84898542926     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12163     Document Type: Article

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