Chemically mediated predator inspection behavior in the absence of predator visual cues by a characin fish
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Glowlight tetra fish were studied to determined if they would display chemically mediated inspection behavior towards predator chemical cues.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Who dares, learns: Chemical inspection behaviour and acquired predator recognition in a characin fish
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A study aimed to determine whether predator inspection behaviour can be mediated by chemical cues from predators. Predator-naive glowlight tetras, (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) were exposed to the chemical cues of the convict chichlid, Chichlasoma nigrofasicatum, that had been fed tetras or swordtails. Anitpredator behaviour by the tetras was increased on exposure to the tetra diet cue, although not when exposed to the swordtail-diet cue.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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Fin-flicking behavior: A visual antipredator alarm signal in a characin fish, Hemigrammus erythrozonus
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Glowlight tetras, Hemigrammus erythrozonus undertake fin flicking on detection of a conspecific chemical alarm signal. Laboratory studies were undertaken to test hypotheses relating to the function of such behavior. The results support the hypothesis that fin flicking acts as a visual alarm signal to conspecifics and a deterrent to predators.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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