Foraging trade-offs in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas, Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae): Acquired predator recognition in the absence of an alarm response

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 776-785

  Brown, Grant E ^a,b   Smith, R Jan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOUR; FATHEAD MINNOW; FORAGING; HUNGER LEVEL; PREDATOR RECOGNITION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0030303391     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01166.x     Document Type: Article

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