Predation avoidance and foraging efficiency contribute to mixed-species shoaling by tropical and temperate fishes.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14277
Abstract: The formation of mixed-species social groups, whereby heterospecifics form and maintain either transient or stable groups with each other, can confer substantial fitness benefits to individuals. Such benefits may arise via multiple mechanisms associated with… read more here.
Keywords: mixed species; foraging efficiency; species shoaling; predation avoidance ... See more keywords