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Prey preference in stoneflies: a comparative analysis of prey vulnerability

Authors: Allan, J. D.; Flecker, A. S.
Year: 1988
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 76, pp. 496-503
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00397860
Keywords: AQUATIC BIOLOGY, AVERY CREEK, HESPEROPERLA PACIFICA, PREDATION, PREY SELECTION, RMBL, STREAM ECOLOGY

Abstract

Values increased with increasing size of the predator, and inclusion of the C/A term indicated that predators would obtain greater reward from small relative to large prey, and from dipterans relative to mayflies.

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