The effects of parasitism and body length on positioning within wild fish shoals

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 10-14

  Ward, A J W ^a   Hoare, D J ^a   Couzin, I D ^a   Broom, M ^b   Krause, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body length; Geometry; Parasitism; Positioning; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; POSITIONING; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR;

CRASSIPHIALA BULBOGLOSSA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS DIAPHANUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; TREMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036197239     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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