Predator diet cues and the assessment of predation risk by juvenile brook charr: Do diet cues enhance survival?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 126-132

  Mirza, Reehan S ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PREY ANIMALS;

BIOLOGY;

CHEMICAL CUE; DIET; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID;

ANIMALIA; CULAEA INCONSTANS; ESOX LUCIUS; FONTINALIS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0038513892     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-225     Document Type: Article

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