Habitat-specific chemical cues influence association preferences and shoal cohesion in fish

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-280

  Webster, M M ^a,c   Goldsmith, J ^a   Ward, A J W ^b   Hart, P J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Recognition; Shoaling; Social information; Social organization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; FAMILIARITY; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PREDATION RISK; RECOGNITION; SHOALING WAVE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 36148993654     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0462-7     Document Type: Article

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