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Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herr...

Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herr...

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Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herring school

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Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herring school

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e86726-e86726

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Aggregation is commonly thought to improve animals' security. Within aquatic ecosystems, group-living prey can learn about immediate threats using cues perceived directly from predators, or from collective behaviours, for example, by reacting to the escape behaviours of companions. Combining cues from different modalities may improve the accuracy o...

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Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herring school

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1492542334

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1492542334

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0086726

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