Effects of animated images of sympatric predators and abstract shapes on fear responses in zebrafish

Behaviour

Volumn 149, Issue 10-12, 2012, Pages 1125-1153

  Ahmed, Tara S ^a   Fernandes, Yohaan ^a   Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

antipredatory behaviour; fear; sympatric predator; zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CHANNA MACULATA; CHITALA CHITALA; DANIO RERIO; MYSTUS BLEEKERI; NANDUS NANDUS; XENENTODON CANCILA;

EID: 84870327379     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-00003011     Document Type: Article

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