Diffusion of foraging innovations in the guppy
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Foraging innovations in the guppy were examined.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Interactions between shoal size and conformity in guppy social foraging
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A new study investigates the relationship between foraging efficiency and shoal size in laboratory populations of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, during different foraging tasks.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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Foraging innovation in the guppy
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The innovative tendencies of guppies, Poecilia reticulata, were investigated, involving exploration and problem solving to locate a novel source of food. Foraging information has previously been demonstrated in guppies. Three factors that influence foraging innovation, sex, hunger level and size, were identified. Females were more likely to innovate than males, and those deprived of food were more likely to innovate than those not deprived of food. Also smaller fish innovated more than larger fish, suggesting that motivational state is the main factor underlying guppy foraging innovation.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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