Characterization of the aerial escape response of the African butterfly fish, Pantodon buchholzi Peters

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Saidel, William M ^a   Strain, Gabriel F ^a   Fornari, Shannon K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

flying fish; pectoral fin dependency; startle reflex

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISH; FLIGHT ACTIVITY;

OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; PANTODON; PANTODON BUCHHOLZI;

EID: 5444242122     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000043153.38418.cd     Document Type: Article

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