Effects of northern pike on patterns of nest use and reproductive behavior of male fathead minnows in a boreal lake

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 655-662

  Jones, Hilary M ^a   Paszkowski, Cynthia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg guarding; Encounter rate; Esox lucius; Pimephales promelas; Predation

Indexed keywords

FATHEAD MINNOW; NEST USE; PIKE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

ESOX LUCIUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0031435210     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.6.655     Document Type: Article

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