Observational Learning and Predator Inspection in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Ethology

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 823-833

  Brosnan, Sarah F ^a   Earley, Ryan L ^b   Dugatkin, Lee A ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; LEARNING; MATE CHOICE; PREDATOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0242654860     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0179-1613.2003.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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