Gene up-regulation in response to predator kairomones in the water flea, <it>Daphnia pulex</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerous cases of predator-induced polyphenisms, in which alternate phenotypes are produced in response to extrinsic stimuli, have been reported in aquatic taxa to date. The genus <it>Daphnia </it>(Branchiopoda, Cladocera...

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Main Authors: Okada Yasukazu, Ishigaki Hidehiko, Ishikawa Asano, Ishikawa Yuki, Sugimoto Naoki, Imai Maki, Miyakawa Hitoshi, Miyazaki Satoshi, Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Cornette Richard, Miura Toru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/45