Preferences for familiar fish do not vary with predation risk in the European minnow

Griffiths, Sian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-7352 1997. Preferences for familiar fish do not vary with predation risk in the European minnow. Journal of Fish Biology 51 (3) , pp. 489-495. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01506.x

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Abstract

In the near-natural conditions of a fluvarium in the River Frome, U.K., European minnows Phoxinus phoxinus displayed schooling preferences for familiar conspecifics. Schools were composed of 75% familiar fish. The minnows in this river co-occur with many piscivores, the most notable being the pike Esox Iucius. The preference for familiar shoalmates was not increased by the threat of predatory attack from a model pike, despite the antipredator benefits afforded to individual members of schools of familiar fish.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Biosciences
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0022-1112
Date of Acceptance:	21 March 1997
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2025 15:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/183002

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