Inhibition of optimal behavior by social transmission in the guppy depends on shoaling

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 827-831

  Bates, Lucy ^a   Chappell, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelomimesis; Guppies; Local enhancement; Maladaption; Poecilia reticulata; Social transmission; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; OPTIMIZATION; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRADE-OFF;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0036862915     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.6.827     Document Type: Article

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