Putative chemical inhibition of development by conspecifics in mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Lutnesky, Marvin M F ^a   Adkins, John W ^a,b  

^a EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clovis Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Female female competition; Fish; Metabolite; Pheromone; Poeciliidae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; FISH; METABOLITE; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTION;

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; POECILIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038242090     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023696609963     Document Type: Article

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