Complementary left and right eye use during predator inspection and shoal-mate scrutiny in minnows

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1116-1125

  De Santi, A ^a   Bisazza, A ^a   Vallortigara, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lateralization; Minnow; Predator inspection; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; VIGILANCE; VISION;

CYPRINIFORMES; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; PHOXINUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 0036587861     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.1920     Document Type: Article

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