Trade-offs between performance and variability in the escape responses of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)

Trade-offs between performance and variability in the escape responses of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)

Successful predator evasion is essential to the fitness of many animals. Variation in escape behaviour may be adaptive as it reduces predictability, enhancing escape success. High escape velocities and accelerations also increase escape success, but biomechanical factors likely constrain the behavio...

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Main Authors: Amanda C. Hitchcock, Tiffany Chen, Erin Connolly, Karin Darakananda, Janet Jeong, Arbor Quist, Allison Robbins, David J. Ellerby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-07-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Fish
Escape
Behaviour
Biomechanics
Trade-offs
Lepomis macrochirus
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/6/743

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