Combined effects of chemical and visual information in eliciting antipredator behaviour in juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1280-1290

  Kim, J W ^a   Brown, G E ^a   Dolinsek, I J ^a   Brodeur, N N ^a,b   Leduc, A O H C ^a,c   Grant, J W A ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age specific response; Damage released chemical alarm cue; Predator avoidance; Reactive distance; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATLANTIC SALMON; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CUES; SALMO SALAR;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 64549140716     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02199.x     Document Type: Article

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