Change in phenotypic plasticity of a morphological defence in Daphnia galeata (Crustacea: Cladocera) in a selection experiment

Some water fleas Daphnia change their head morphology to reduce predation risk in response to chemical substances (kairomones) released from larvae of the invertebrate predator Chaoborus (Insecta: Diptera). We tested for evidence of the costs associated with elongation of the head spine in Daphnia g...

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Main Authors: Koichi FUJII, Takayuki HANAZATO, Shigeto ODA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/191

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