Predation pressure and food abundance during early life alter risk-taking behaviour and growth of guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Behaviour

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Krause, E Tobias ^a   Liesenjohann, Thilo ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

developmental stress; early development; food abundance; guppy; nutritional stress; Poecilia reticulata; predation; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; CRENICARA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ESOCIDAE; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 84859413338     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853912X623748     Document Type: Article

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