Attraction of slimy sculpins to chemical cues of brook charr eggs

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 532-539

  Mirza, R S ^a   Chivers, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brook charr; Charr eggs; Chemical cues; Egg predation; Redd; Slimy sculpin

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CHEMICAL CUE; EGG; EGG PREDATION;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS; COTTUS COGNATUS; FONTINALIS; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0036710354     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2052     Document Type: Article

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