The response of fish to novel prey: Evidence that dietary conservatism is not restricted to birds

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 669-675

  Thomas, Robert J ^a   King, Tracey A ^a   Forshaw, Hannah E ^a   Marples, Nicola M ^b   Speed, Michael P ^c   Cable, Joanne ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

apostatic selection; dietary conservatism; foraging strategy; Gasterosteus aculeatus; neophobia; simulation model

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; COLOR MORPH; DIET; EXTINCTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; NATURAL SELECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDATOR; TELEOST;

AVES; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 77954372038     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq037     Document Type: Article

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