Cryptic prey colouration increases search time in brown trout (Salmo trutta): Effects of learning and body size

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1613-1620

  Johnsson, Jörgen I ^a   Kjällman Eriksson, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Background matching; Fish; Foraging behaviour; Search image; Social status

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; SALMONID; SIZE EFFECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 48349137267     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0590-8     Document Type: Article

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