Feeding rank and dominance in Tilapia rendalli under defensible and indefensible patterns of food distribution

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 854-867

  McCarthy, I D ^a,b   Gair, D J ^a,c   Houlihan, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheep Veterinary Society   (United Kingdom)

^c Forum Products Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dominance; Feeding behaviour; Individual variability; Radiography; Tilapia rendalli

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RANKING;

TILAPIA RENDALLI;

EID: 0033213171     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1044     Document Type: Article

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