Metamorphosing reef fishes avoid predator scent when choosing a home

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 921-924

  Vail, Alexander L ^a,b,c   McCormick, Mark I ^a,b  

^a Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti predator strategy; Coral reef fish; Life history transition; Metamorphosis; Mortality; Non lethal effects

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; HOMING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; OLFACTION; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; SCENT MARKING; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 82455175823     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0380     Document Type: Article

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