The effect of time spent in isolation on the response to novel nonsocial stimulation in the angelfish Pterophyllum scalare

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 530-537

  Gómez Laplaza, Luis M ^a   Morgan, Elfed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISH;

PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE;

EID: 0033948203     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-240     Document Type: Article

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