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Ballistic Beloniformes attacking through Snell’s Window
Citation
Day, RD and Mueller, F and Carseldine, L and Meyers-Cherry, N and Tibbets, IR, Ballistic Beloniformes attacking through Snell's Window, Journal of Fish Biology, 88, (2) pp. 727-734. ISSN 0022-1112 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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© 2015 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Abstract
Needlefishes (Beloniformes) were observed employing a range of stalking and attacking behaviours to attack schools of bait fishes ranging from the use of tactics common to predatory fishes to a novel behaviour: the use of leaping, aerial attacks. These aerial attacks are suggested to serve two purposes: to extend the attack range of the needlefishes and to reduce their prey’s potential for evasion. Furthermore, a third purpose is hypothesized that the needlefishes are taking advantage of Snell’s Window, an optical effect which may mask their approach to their prey.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | predation, optics, aerial, behaviour, fish vision, needlefishes |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Zoology |
| Research Field: | Animal Behaviour |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| Objective Field: | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| Author: | Day, RD (Dr Ryan Day) |
| ID Code: | 104413 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2015-11-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-02 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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