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Stonefly nymphs hydrodynamic cues to discriminate between prey

Authors: Peckarsky, B. L.; Wilcox, R. S.
Year: 1989
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 79, pp. 265-270
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00388487
Keywords: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, AQUATIC BIOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, PREDATION, PREY SELECTION, RMBL, STREAM ECOLOGY

Abstract

This study is the first to document the use of hydrodynamic cues by stream-dwelling predators for discrimination of prey from nonprey and provides a mechanism to explain selective predation by stoneflies on Baetis in nature.

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