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The influence of differential swimming speeds on composition of multi‐species fish shoals
Author(s) -
Krause J.,
Ward A. J. W.,
Jackson A. L.,
Ruxton G. D.,
James R.,
Currie S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00768.x
Subject(s) - shoal , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , zoology , oceanography , geology
The importance of species‐specific swim speeds for the formation of multi‐species fish shoals in a Canadian freshwater system was investigated. Swim speed was positively correlated with total length and differed between species but was unrelated to shoal size.