Re-examining the selfish herd: are central fish safer?
Re-examining the selfish herd: are central fish safer?
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重新审视自私群体:中心鱼更安全吗?
DOI:
10.1016/s0003-3472(89)80143-5
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发表时间:
1989
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影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
J. Parrish
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作者:
J. Parrish
The risk (per caput attack rate) of occupying discrete spatial locations within a school of 25 Atlantic silversides,Menidia menidia, under attack by a black seabass,Centropristis striata, was determined. When available, stragglers were attacked more frequently than the school and suffered a significantly higher risk in comparison to school members. Within the school, central silversides suffered the most attacks and sustained a significantly higher percentage of the risk, as compared to peripheral silversides. This finding contradicts theoretical models of the relative benefit of occupying a given location within an animal aggregation and seems to be explicable in terms of predator attack modes and school size.