Giant water bug (Belostoma sp.) predation on a cave fish (Poecilia mexicana) : effects of female body size and gestational state

Martin Plath; Rüdiger Riesch; Zach Culumber; Bruno Streit; Michael Tobler

Giant water bug (Belostoma sp.) predation on a cave fish (Poecilia mexicana) : effects of female body size and gestational state

Martin Plath, Rüdiger Riesch, Zach Culumber, Bruno Streit, Michael Tobler

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-144
Number of pages	12
Journal	Evolutionary Ecology Research
Volume	13
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

aquatic surface respiration
cave fish
life-history evolution
Poeciliidae
size-selective predation
toxicity
hydrogen sulfide
environmental gradient
extremophile fish
Poecilia mexicana
Belostoma

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