Non-optical releasers for aggressive behavior in blind and blinded Astyanax (Teleostei, Characidae)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-148

  Espinasa, Luis ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki ^b   Jeffery, William R ^c  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Astyanax; Cave fish; Lens; Releaser

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; FISH; VISION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FISH; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; POPULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TELEOST;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; EVOLUTION; FISHES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

AMBLYOPSIDAE; ANIMALIA; ASTYANAX; CHARACIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 23944481151     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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