Behavioral responses to a novel predator and competitor of invasive mosquitofish and their non-invasive relatives (Gambusia sp.)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-266

  Schopf Rehage J ^a,b,c   Barnett, Beverly K ^b   Sih, Anderw ^b   Barnett, Rehage B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral plasticity; Fish; Foraging behavior; Invasion; Novelty

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA GEISERI; GAMBUSIA HISPANIOLAE; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 12844289139     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0850-1     Document Type: Article

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