Nonadditive effects of group membership can lead to additive group phenotypes for anti-predator behaviour of guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1375-1384

  Bleakley, B H ^a   Parker, D J ^a   Brodie III, E D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Behavioural evolution; Fish; G x E; Group phenotype; Guppy; Nonadditive effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CYPRINID; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; POECILIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 34250755388     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01342.x     Document Type: Article

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