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Selective Predation in Freshwater Zooplankton Communities
Author(s) -
Greene Charles H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19830680302
Subject(s) - predation , zooplankton , ecology , biology
The impact of selective predation in freshwater zooplankton communities is examined with special emphasis on the ecological and evolutionary consequences for the prey. The behavioral interactions between predators and prey are reviewed, and the general patterns in age‐ and size‐selective predation are derived in a semi‐quantitative model. The final section explores the life history adaptations that zooplankton have evolved in response to these different patterns of selective predation.