Cue choice and spatial learning ability are affected by habitat complexity in intertidal gobies

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 178-184

  White, Gemma E ^a   Brown, Culum ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cue use; Ecology; Gobies; Habitat stability; Spatial learning and memory

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; HABITAT QUALITY; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMORY; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; SPATIAL COGNITION; VISUAL CUE;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE;

EID: 84928388284     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru178     Document Type: Article

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