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induced morphological defenses

Scope: evolution

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on induced morphological defenses with 10 nodes and 29 connections. Top connected: phenotypic plasticity, Salvelinus fontinalis, brook trout, early-life trade-offs, automated temperature logging.

Definition

Morphological defenses that are induced by the presence of predators, such as longer caudal filaments in mayflies exposed to fish predators

Related Terms (2)

inducible defensesphenotypic plasticity

Publications (1)

article

Does living in streams with fish involve a cost of induced morphological defense?

2003Canadian Journal of Zoologycentral

Related Concepts (2)

early-life trade-offs

theory2 shared papers

phenotypic plasticity

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae1 paper

brook trout

1 paper