Mechanisms and extent of information transfer in socially foraging guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Franks, Victoria R ^a   Marshall, Rupert C ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boldness; Dominance; Guppy; Information transfer; Poecilia reticulata; Social foraging

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 84872293267     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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