Locomotor compensation in the sea: Body size affects escape gait in parrotfish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1109-1116

  Miller, Brianne M ^a   McDonnell, Laura H ^a   Sanders, David J ^a   Lewtas, Kimberly L M ^a   Turgeon, Katrine ^a   Kramer, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Coral reef fish; Cospecialization; Escape response; Flight initiation distance; Gait; Locomotion; Scaridae; Swimming mode

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; COMPENSATION; CORAL REEF; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FRINGING REEF; LOCOMOTION; PERCIFORM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIALIZATION; SWIMMING;

BARBADOS;

ANTHOZOA; SCARIDAE; SCARUS TAENIOPTERUS; SCARUS VETULA; SPARISOMA VIRIDE;

EID: 80054763126     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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