Predator attack motivation influences the inspection behaviour of European minnows

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 407-417

  Murphy, K E ^a   Pitcher, T J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alarm behaviour; Esox lucius; Phoxinus phoxinus; predator inspection behaviour; predator motivation

Indexed keywords

ALARM BEHAVIOUR; EUROPEAN MINNOW; INSPECTION BEHAVIOUR; PIKE; PREDATOR MOTIVATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ESOX LUCIUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 0031060897     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0301     Document Type: Article

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