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Predator-induced defense makes Daphnia more vulnerable to parasites
To summarize, I presented this paper on an experiment conducted using two species of Daphnia to look at trade-offs between predatory induced defenses. Specifically, the paper aimed to show that organisms exposed to fish kairomones (any chemical signal directly or … Continue reading
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Tagged Daphnia, Evolution, Inducible defense, parasite, Phenotypic plasticity, predator
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