Risk-sensitive information gathering by cyprinids following release of chemical alarm cues

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1101-1107

  Wisenden, Brian D ^a   Binstock, Char L ^a   Knoll, Kristine E ^a   Linke, Adam J ^a   Demuth, Brandon S ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

alarm cue; antipredator behaviour; chemical cue; field study; information gathering; risk sensitive behaviour; zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; CHEMICAL CUE; CYPRINID; HABITAT SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STREAM; TRADE-OFF; WATER FLOW;

CYPRINIDAE; DANIO RERIO; PISCES;

EID: 77950865477     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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