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Caudal eyespots on fish predators influence the inspection behaviour of Trinidadian guppies, Poecilia reticulata
Author(s) -
Paxton C. G. M.,
Magurran A. E.,
Zschokke S.
Publication year - 1994
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.1095-8649.1994.tb01595.x
Subject(s) - eyespot , poecilia , guppy , biology , predation , predator , poeciliidae , fish <actinopterygii> , simple eye in invertebrates , zoology , ecology , anatomy , fishery
The effect of the false caudal eyespots (ocelli) of fish predators on guppy inspection behaviour was tested by use of predator ( Crenicichla ) models with and without a caudal ocellus. When a false eyespot was present, inspecting guppies spent significantly less time near the tail compared to a control model without a tail eyespot.