Turbidity decreases anti-predator behaviour in pike larvae, Esox lucius

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Lehtiniemi, Maiju ^a,b   Engström Öst, Jonna ^a,b   Viitasalo, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

First feeding fish; Hiding; Light intensity; Predator signals; Water clarity

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; LARVA; LIGHT INTENSITY; REFUGE; TURBIDITY;

ALGAE; ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 18844374421     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-004-5568-4     Document Type: Article

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