Chemically mediated learning in juvenile rainbow trout. Does predator odour pH influence intensity and retention of acquired predator recognition?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1750-1760

  Smith, J J ^a   Leduc, A O H C ^a   Brown, G E ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Acquired predator recognition; Antipredator behaviour; Episodic acidification; Predator prey dynamics; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES;

EID: 42249087461     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01849.x     Document Type: Article

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