Less is more: Social learning of predator recognition requires a low demonstrator to observer ratio in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Vilhunen, S ^a   Hirvonen, H ^a   Laakkonen, M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemical cues; Demonstrator; Predator recognition; Salvelinus alpinus; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 12844287794     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0846-x     Document Type: Article

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