Fighting parasites and predators: How to deal with multiple threats?

Fighting parasites and predators: How to deal with multiple threats?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although inducible defences have been studied extensively, only little is known about how the presence of parasites might interfere with these anti-predator adaptations. Both parasites and predators are important factors shaping comm...

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Main Authors: Hesse Olivia, Engelbrecht Wolfgang, Laforsch Christian, Wolinska Justyna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
<it>Daphnia</it>
Host-parasite
Inducible defences
<it>Metschnikowia</it> sp.
Multiple stressors
Phenotypic plasticity
Predator–prey
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/12/12

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