Innate and learned colour preference in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 582-588

  Spence, Rowena ^a   Smith, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COLOR; CYPRINID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INNATE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MATE CHOICE; NUPTIAL GIFT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

AVES; DANIO RERIO; HEXAPODA;

EID: 43749097621     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01515.x     Document Type: Article

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