Aggression and growth as an effect of size composition in groups of Arctic charr

Aggressive interactions were initially higher in groups comprised of equally sized large and intermediate Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus than in groups of small sized individuals and in groups with a normal size distribution. Size composition had no effect on growth. Copyright 2002 The Fisheries So...

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 1331 - 1334
Main Authors BRÄNNÄS, E, LINNER, J, ERIKSSON, L.-O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell 01.05.2002
Subjects
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Salvelinus alpinus
Vertebrata
Salmonidae
Growth rate
Group size
School(aquatic animal)
Aquatic environment
Group composition
Vertebrata
Social interaction
Pisces
Salvelinus alpinus
Aggressiveness
Agonistic behavior
Group effect
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Summary:Aggressive interactions were initially higher in groups comprised of equally sized large and intermediate Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus than in groups of small sized individuals and in groups with a normal size distribution. Size composition had no effect on growth. Copyright 2002 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Published by Elsevier Science. All rights reserved.
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1006/jfbi.2002.1930