Hunting in archerfish – an ecological perspective on a remarkable combination of skills
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.159723
Abstract: ABSTRACT Archerfish are well known for using jets of water to dislodge distant aerial prey from twigs or leaves. This Review gives a brief overview of a number of skills that the fish need to… read more here.
Keywords: combination skills; archerfish ecological; ecological perspective; hunting archerfish ... See more keywords
Rapid depth perception in hunting archerfish. I. The predictive C-starts use an independent estimate of target height
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.177345
Abstract: ABSTRACT Archerfish dislodge aerial prey with water jets and use their predictive C-starts to secure it. Their C-starts turn the fish to the later point of impact and set the speed so that the fish… read more here.
Keywords: prey; target height; hunting archerfish; height ... See more keywords