Fish swimming in schools save energy regardless of their spatial position

For animals, being a member of a group provides various advantages, such as reduced vulnerability to predators, increased foraging opportunities and reduced energetic costs of locomotion. In moving groups such as fish schools, there are benefits of group membership for trailing individuals, who can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marras, Stefano, Killen, Shaun S., Lindström, Jan, McKenzie, David J., Steffensen, John F., Domenici, Paolo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293471/