# s-behav: to comfort small fish, by more than a third

<< the  presence  of  large  predatory  fish  reduced stress  levels  in  baby  prey  fish  by  more  than  a  third,  by  scaring  off  midsize  predators >.

Tanya  Lewis. Small  Fish  Comforted  By  Big  Predators. Baby  fish  show  fewer  signs  of  stress  in  the  presence  of  large  fish  that  scare  off  midsize predators. April  28,  2016

http://mobile.the-scientist.com/article/45964/study-small-fish-comforted-by-big-predators

Maria  M.  Palacios, Shaun  S.  Killen, et al. Top  predators  negate  the  effect  of  mesopredators  on  prey  physiology. Journal of Animal Ecology. 25 April 2016. DOI:10.1111/1365-2656.12523

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12523/full