Population differences in predator recognition and attack cone avoidance in the guppy Poecilia reticulata 

@article{Magurran1990PopulationDI,
  title={Population differences in predator recognition and attack cone avoidance in the guppy Poecilia reticulata
},
  author={Anne E. Magurran and Benoni H. Seghers},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1990},
  volume={40},
  pages={443-452}
}
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Predator Inspection Behaviour Covaries With Schooling Tendency Amongst Wild Guppy, Poecilia Reticulata, Populations in Trinidad
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There is a strong correlation between schooling tendency and the group sizes adopted by guppies inspecting a realistic model predator, and it seems unlikely that many of these fish were caught in a Prisoner's Dilemma.
RISK-SENSITIVE ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR IN THE TRINIDADIAN GUPPY, POECILIA RETICULATA.
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It is found that guppies from high-risk populations showed a heightened response, compared to those from lower risk populations, only when exposed to the predator species that posed the greatest risk.
Predator inspection, shoaling and foraging under predation hazard in the Trinidadian guppy,Poecilia reticulata
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Guppies exhibited a lower feeding rate in the presence of the predator, suggesting a trade-off between foraging gains and safety against predation, and it is suggested that predator inspection behavior may account for some of this reduction in foraging.
Predator recognition and anti-predator responses in the rainbowfish Melanotaenia eachamensis
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Comparisons of Predator evasion behaviour patterns of three populations of rainbowfish suggest that the level of habitat complexity as well as prior predator experience influence anti-predator responses of different fish populations.
Predator inspection behaviour in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus): body size, local predation pressure and cooperation
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It is confirmed that levels of predator inspection are both population- and situation-dependent, suggesting a trade-off in the potential costs and benefits of this behaviour.
Cross-population responses to conspecific chemical alarm cues in wild Trinidadian guppies, Poecilia reticulata: evidence for local conservation of cue production
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Free-ranging guppies in the Lower Aripo (high-predation population) exhibited more risk-aversive inspection behaviour towards a fish predator model paired with the alarm cues of guppie collected from the same population versus a river water control.
Behavioural responses of feral and domestic guppies (Poecilia reticulata) to predators and their cues
Who dares, benefits: predator approach behaviour in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) deters predator pursuit
  • J. Godin, S. A. Davis
  • Environmental Science
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
  • 1995
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This work demonstrates experimentally that the predators were significantly less attentative to, and less likely to attack and kill, guppies which inspected them than those which did not, and incurred a significantly lower risk of attack and death than non-inspectors when approached by the predator.
Multiple selection pressures influence Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) antipredator behavior
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The response of wild-caught individuals from upstream and downstream populations to an aquatic predator and a simulated aerial predator is examined, demonstrating the importance of considering multiple selection pressures acting on an organism when trying to understand the evolutionary history of behavioral and morphological traits.
Can Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis, Anabantidae) Recognize a Natural Predator? An Ethological Analysis
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The antipredatory behavior of paradise fish may be affected by both genetic factors and learning and that the relative importance of the former or latter factor may vary depending on the situation.
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