Early behavior formation in fathead minnow larvae, Pimephales promelas: Implications for sensory function

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-106

  Salgado, Shamali D ^a,b   Hoyt, Robert D ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Feeding; Learning; Locomotion; Mechanoreception

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIFORMES; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

CHEMORECEPTION; FATHEAD MINNOW; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY; MECHANORECEPTION;

EID: 0030390071     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249609378981     Document Type: Article

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