Chemical alarm signaling by reticulate sculpins, Cottus perplexus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 347-352

  Chivers, Douglas P ^a,b   Puttlitz, Matthew H ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm signals; Anti predator behavior; Chemical cues; Schreckstoff

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE;

COTTUS PERPLEXUS;

EID: 0034056231     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007616212592     Document Type: Article

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