Adaptive flexibility in the behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon: Short-term responses to food availability and threat from predation

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1034-1045

  Vehanen, T ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Experimental flumes; Food availability; Risk taking; Salmon

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PREDATION; SALMONID;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 2342589411     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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