Rapid learning of shelter position in an intertidal fish, the shanny Lipophrys pholis L.

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1386-1392

  Burt De Perera, T ^a   Guilford, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homing; Spatial map; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLENNIUS PHOLIS; LIPOPHRYS PHOLIS;

EID: 42049094057     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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