Effects of predation pressure on the cognitive ability of the poeciliid Brachyraphis episcopi

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 482-487

  Brown, Culum ^a   Braithwaite, Victoria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachyraphis episcopi; Cognition; Evolution; Poeciliids; Predators; Prey

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FISH; PREDATION;

BRACHYRAPHIS EPISCOPI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 14644429086     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari016     Document Type: Article

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