Freshwater pearl mussels show plasticity of responses to different predation risks but also show consistent individual differences in responsiveness

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-303

  Wilson, Conor D ^a   Arnott, Gareth ^a   Elwood, Robert W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural syndrome; Behavioural trade off; Margaritifera margaritifera; Novel stimulus; Predation; Startle duration

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIVALVE; CLOSURE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PREDATION RISK; TRADE-OFF; VIBRATION; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; MOTIVATION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; STARTLE REFLEX; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIVALVIA; INDIVIDUALITY; ODORS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; BIVALVIA; MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA;

EID: 84857138002     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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