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De-mentation behavioral interference assay

Subcategory: behavioral ecology

Standard reference: Van Buskirk (1989)

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Laboratory aquarium experiment using surgically modified (de-mented) dragonfly larvae to separate behavioral interference effects from direct predation effects on prey consumption.

Typical Equipment

38-L aquaria
dissecting scissors
CO₂ anesthetic (seltzer tablets)
silica sand
Myriophyllum spicatum stems

Output Measurements

per-capita consumption rates
damselfly survival
behavioral interference effects

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

article

Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots.

2016Animal Behaviourintroducing

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Intraguild predation and competition between larval dragonflies: direct and indirect effects on shared prey

1993Ecologyusing