Context-dependent group size choice in fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Hoare, D J ^a   Couzin, I D ^a,b   Godin, J G J ^c,d   Krause, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD SUPPLY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; SIZE EFFECT;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS DIAPHANUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 1142281855     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.04.004     Document Type: Article

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