Dynamics of an inducible defence in the protist Euplotes

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-446

  Altwegg, Res ^a   Marchinko, Kerry B ^a,b   Duquette, Shelly L ^a   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Community dynamics; Inducible defences; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator prey dynamics; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; INDUCED RESPONSE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTIST;

AURELIA; CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; STENOSTOMUM SP.;

EID: 9344223932     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0160-0431     Document Type: Article

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