Aerobic capacity influences the spatial position of individuals within fish schools

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1727, 2012, Pages 357-364

  Killen, Shaun S ^a,b   Marras, Stefano ^a,c   Steffensen, John F ^d,e   Mckenzie, David J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c IMC International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Group behaviour; Metabolic rate; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 82955173036     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1006     Document Type: Article

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