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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
卷 99, 期 2, 页码 679-683出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14728
关键词
fish behaviour; non‐ consumptive predator effects; Pomacentrus amboinensis; trait‐ mediated effects
资金
- Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
- Australian Research Council
- James Cook University, Australia
The 6-week laboratory experiment showed that the presence of a predator did not affect the morphology of the prey, but significantly impacted their behavior. Interestingly, the presence of a herbivore also had a similar effect on prey behavior as the predator, indicating that non-predators may also play a crucial role in the development of prey species.
A 6-week laboratory experiment exposed juvenile Ambon damselfish Pomacentrus amboinensis to visual and chemical cues of either a predator, a herbivore or a null control (sea water) and found no effect of predator cues on prey morphology (proportion of ocellus to eye diameter, body depth, standard length and fin area). Nonetheless, behaviour was significantly affected by predator presence, with prey less active and taking half as many feeding strikes when exposed to predators compared to fish from the null control. The presence of a herbivore also affected prey behaviour similar to that of the predator, suggesting that the presence of a non-predator may have important effects on development.
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