Innate predator recognition and the problem of introduced trout

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-58

  Gall, Brian G ^a   Mathis, Alicia ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL CUE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INNATE BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; SALMONID;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; COTTUS CAROLINAE; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS ALLEGANIENSIS; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS BISHOPI; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MOXOSTOMA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; SALAMANDROIDEA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SANDER VITREUS;

EID: 72549094695     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01718.x     Document Type: Article

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