Turbidity as cover: do prey use turbid habitats as refuges from predation?

• Main Author: Chiu, Ta-Cheng Scott
• Other Authors: Abrahams, Mark (Zoology), Hare, Jim (Zoology) Davoren, Gail (Zoology) Hanson, Mark (Environment and Geography)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: predator-prey; fish; behavior; ecology; Minnows; The Minnows
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/274

Turbidity has generally been viewed as having detrimental effects on fish; yet, many turbid habitats in the world are also abundant with fish. This phenomenon is often explained as fish enjoying reduced predation pressure in turbid habitats. This represents a trade-off situation where fish should se...