Alarm response of Arius felis to chemical stimuli from injured conspecifics

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1635-1647

  Smith, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm response; Alarm substance; Arius felis; Chemical stimuli; Chemoreception; Club cells; Ostariophysi; Schreckstoff; Skin extract

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC;

ARTICLE; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATOR; STIMULATION; STRESS;

ARIUS FELIS; POECILIA LATIPINNA;

EID: 0033914823     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005586812771     Document Type: Article

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