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| Fiori,Leandro Fabrício; Figueiredo,Bruno R. S.; Pavanello,Audrei; Alves,Vander Silva; Mathias,Paulo Cezar de Freitas; Benedito,Evanilde. |
| ABSTRACT Considering that the anti-predation behaviour of prey fishes may vary with predator hunting strategy, we experimentally investigated the physiological responses of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) shoals to the presence of two piscivorous fish species with different hunting modes: sit-and-wait and active pursuit. In addition, we evaluated the influence of underwater visibility conditions on the interaction between predator and prey. We tested the hypotheses that: (i) prey plasma cortisol and glucose levels vary according to piscivore hunting strategy, and (ii) no reduction in plasma glucose and cortisol levels takes place in turbid environments due to the inability of prey to accurately recognise predators by non-visual signals. The results... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Metabolism; Hoplias aff. malabaricus; Astronotus crassipinnis; Astyanax bimaculatus; Turbidity. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212018000100232 |
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