Does the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis alert conspecifics to the danger of predation through the generation of an alarm signal?
Solan, M.; Battle, E.J.V. (2003). Does the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis alert conspecifics to the danger of predation through the generation of an alarm signal? J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(5): 1117-1118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403008361h
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Aquatic organisms > Heterotrophic organisms > Predators
Behaviour
Intraspecific relationships
Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Solan, M., more
- Battle, E.J.V.
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| Abstract |
The ability of the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis to alert conspecifics to the presence of a predator was investigated. Our preliminary findings indicate that intraspecific communication of an alarm signal does not occur and that, ultimately, the motivation for altering behaviour in response to a stimulus is not oriented to the population as a whole. |
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