Combined effects of flow condition and parasitism on shoaling behaviour of female guppies Poecilia reticulata

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1513-1520

  Hockley, F A ^a   Wilson, C A M E ^b   Graham, N ^a   Cable, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Flow rate; Flume; Nearest neighbour distance; Shoal size; Social groups

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COHESION; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; FISH; FLOODING; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PARASITISM; PREDATION; STREAM;

GYRODACTYLUS; GYRODACTYLUS TURNBULLI; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 84906318203     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1760-5     Document Type: Article

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