Social learning in young-of-the-year perch encountering a novel food type

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 824-829

  Magnhagen, C ^a   Staffan, F ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boldness; Demonstrators; Growth; Perca fluviatilis; Social learning

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; JUVENILE; LEARNING;

PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 1442336785     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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