Benefits of familiarity persist after prolonged isolation in guppies

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 759-766

  Bhat, A ^a   Magurran, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boldness; Emergence; Familiarity; Guppies; Isolation; Preference

Indexed keywords

FAMILIARITY; FISH; MATE CHOICE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 33644640568     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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