Effects of turbidity and risk of predation on habitat selection decisions by Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-316

  Chiu, Scott ^a   Abrahams, Mark V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habitat quality; Patch choice; Predator prey; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; PERCID; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TURBIDITY;

AMEIURUS MELAS; CYPRINIDAE; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 77949658572     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9599-8     Document Type: Article

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