Learning to recognize novel predators under weakly acidic conditions: The effects of reduced pH on acquired predator recognition by juvenile rainbow trout

Chemoecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-112

  Leduc, Antoine O H C ^a   Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Kelly, Jocelyn M ^a   Brown, Grant E ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Acquired predator recognition; Antipredator behaviour; Chemical alarm cues; Rainbow trout; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1842786529     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-003-0268-7     Document Type: Article

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