Effects of body size, body condition, and breeding state on responses to alarm cues by fathead minnows

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1351-1357

  Pollock, M S ^a   Pollock, R J ^a   Chivers, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING; DATA REDUCTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ANTIPREDATORS; FATHEAD MINNOWS; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; FISH;

CYPRINIDAE; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 33846408294     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-122     Document Type: Article

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