The effects of different predator species on antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 431-439

  Botham, M S ^a   Kerfoot, C J ^a   Louca, V ^a   Krause, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aequidens; Antipredator behaviour; Crenicichla; Guppies; Hoplias; Multiple predators

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FISH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ESOCIDAE; POECILIA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

AEQUIDENS PULCHER; CICHLIDAE; CRENICARA; CRENICARA LEPIDOTA; CRENICICHLA; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 33747109226     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0131-0     Document Type: Article

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