Threat sensitivity in bicolor damselfish: Effects of sociality and body size

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 369-383

  Helfman, Gene S ^a   Winkelman, Dana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; ATLANTIC TRUMPETFISH; BICOLOUR DAMSELFISH; BODY SIZE; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; REEF FISH; SOCIALITY; THREAT SENSITIVITY;

AULOSTOMUS MACULATUS; POMACENTRUS PARTITUS;

EID: 0030618448     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00153.x     Document Type: Article

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