The effect of size on the timing of visually mediated escape behaviour in staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1177-1191

  Paglianti, A ^a   Domenici, P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c International Marine Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apparent looming threshold (ALT); Escape response; Locomotion; Predator prey interactions; Scaling; Sculpin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISH BIOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SIZE; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

LEPTOCOTTUS ARMATUS;

EID: 33645895283     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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