The effect of familiarity on aggregation and social behaviour in juvenile small spotted catsharks Scyliorhinus canicula

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1596-1610

  Jacoby, D M P ^a,b   Sims, D W ^a,c   Croft, D P ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association; Elasmobranch; Grouping behaviour; Oviparity; Social network; Social recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SHARK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SHARKS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SCYLIORHINIDAE; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA;

EID: 84866947616     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03420.x     Document Type: Article

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