Defensive strategies of schooling prey under predatory stress

The strategy and tactics of avoiding a predator by a schooling prey are examined using the specific example of rainbow trout ( Salmo qairdneri ) chasing single and schooling sockeye salmon ( Oncorhyncus nerka ). Three general rules of defensive strategy are developed from the examination of predatio...

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Main Author: Palermo, R. V.
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23992