Shoaling in the Trinidadian guppy: costs, benefits, and plasticity in response to an ambush predator

Abstract Shoaling, the formation of social groupings in fish, can provide benefits including reduced predation risk. However, it can also inflict costs including increased competition for resources, transmission of parasites, and salience to predators. Trinidadian guppies exhibit inter-population va...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioral ecology 2022-07, Vol.33 (4), p.758-766
Hauptverfasser: Li, Anna, Richardson, Jean M L, Helen Rodd, F
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Sprache:eng
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