'Hedgehog': A novel defensive posture in juvenile Amblyraja radiata

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 613-617

  Martin, R A ^a   Rekdal, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agonistic display; Batoid; Behaviour; Electrogenic organ

Indexed keywords

FISH;

AMBLYRAJA RADIATA; ERINACEIDAE; RAJIFORMES;

EID: 33645123675     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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