Rapid bystander assessment of intrinsic fighting ability: behavioural and heart rate responses in rainbow trout

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1743-1751

  Höjesjö, Johan ^a   Andersson, Peter ^a   Engman, Anders ^a   Johnsson, Jörgen I ^a  

^a Animal Ecology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

fighting ability; heart rate; Oncorhynchus mykiss; preassessment; rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIGHTING; LABORATORY METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALMONID;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 36749093523     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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