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Changes in water chemistry can disable plankton prey defenses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Sept 2012
Riessen Howard P, Linley Robert Dallas, Altshuler Ianina, Rabus Max, Söllradl Thomas, Clausen-Schaumann Hauke, Laforsch Christian, Yan Norman D
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The effectiveness of antipredator defenses is greatly influenced by the environment in which an organism lives. In aquatic ecosystems, the chemical composition of the water itself may play an important role in the outcome of predator-prey interactions by altering the ability of prey to detect pre...
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