Learning threat-sensitive predator avoidance: How do fathead minnows incorporate conflicting information?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FISH; LEARNING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CYPRINIFORMES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 29444431615     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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