Generalization of predators and nonpredators by juvenile rainbow trout: Learning what is and is not a threat

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1249-1256

  Brown, Grant E ^a   Ferrari, Maud C O ^b   Malka, Patrick H ^a   Russo, Stephanie ^a   Tressider, Michelle ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired predator recognition; Alarm cue; Generalization; Latent inhibition; Rainbow trout; Threat sensitive trade off

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INHIBITION; JUVENILE; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ODOR; PERCIFORM; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATOR; RECOGNITION; RELATEDNESS; SALMONID; TRADE-OFF;

AMBLOPLITES; AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; LEPOMIS MEGALOTIS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79957703914     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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