AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PREDATION RISK AND FEEDING REGIME ON THE MATING-BEHAVIOR OF THE WATER STRIDER

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作者
SIH, A
KRUPA, J
TRAVERS, S
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[1] Behavioural & Evolutionary Ecology Res. Group, T.H. Morgan School of Biol. Sci., Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington
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10.1086/285044
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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Examined the effects of predatory green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus on the behavior of fed and food-deprived water striders Gerris remigis. Both males and females reduced their activity in response to the presence of fish. Unfed females were more active than fed ones, though male activity was not affected by previous feeding history. -from Authors
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