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Increased oxygen consumption in blennies (Blennim pholis L.) exposed to their mirror images
Author(s) -
Wirtz P.,
Davenport J.
Publication year - 1976
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.1095-8649.1976.tb04662.x
Subject(s) - biology , consumption (sociology) , oxygen , metabolic rate , ecology , metabolic activity , zoology , toxicology , physiology , endocrinology , chemistry , social science , organic chemistry , sociology
The sight of its mirrored image increases the oxygen consumption of Blennius pholis. This is due to an increased metabolic rate and an increased activity. For schooling species, the opposite effect has been reported in the literature and has been termed the ‘group effect’. The B. Pholis response is discussed in relation to species specific preferences of the social environment. The hypothesis is put forward that deviations form the preferred social environment cause an activation of the individual.