Fish predation selects for reduced foraging activity

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-247

  Strobbe, Francis ^a   McPeek, Mark A ^b   De Block, Marjan ^a   Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Damselfly larvae; Foraging activity; Growth predation risk trade off; Predation; Survival selection

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ENALLAGMA; ENALLAGMA GEMINATUM; ENALLAGMA HAGENI; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 85027941613     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1032-y     Document Type: Article

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