Journal article
Aggressive Interactions and Risk of Fish Predation for Larval Damselflies
Abstract
Larval damselflies frequently engage in aggressive interactions that may increase their risk of fish predation. To test this we analyzed the behavior of larval Ischnura verticalis exposed to both conspecifics and fish predators. Larvae in the presence of conspecifics oriented, struck, and swam more but crawled less compared to solitary larvae; the presence of fish reduced, or tended to reduce, all behaviors. Fish struck more at interacting …
Authors
Baker RL; Elkin CM; Brennan HA
Journal
Journal of Insect Behavior, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 213–223
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 1999
DOI
10.1023/a:1020966817008
ISSN
0892-7553