Ecological pharmacodynamics: Prey toxin evolution depends on the physiological characteristics of predators

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-67

  Speed, Michael P ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical defence; Decision making; Diet breadth; Predator prey; Taste rejection

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COGNITION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TOXIN; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84908338528     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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