The role of learning in the acquisition of threat-sensitive responses to predator odours

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 522-527

  Ferrari, Maud C O ^a   Capitania Kwok, Terence ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FISH; LEARNING; ODOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; ESOX LUCIUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 33745686594     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0195-z     Document Type: Article

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