Injured Eurasian ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus, release an alarm pheromone that could be used to control their dispersal

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-195

  Maniak, Peter J ^a   Lossing, Ryan D ^a   Sorensen, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm; Gymnocephalus cernuus; Integrated pest management; Olfaction; Pheromone; Ruffe

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHEROMONE;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS;

EID: 0034125180     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(00)70685-X     Document Type: Article

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