Olfactory sensitivity of the gilthead seabream (Sparus auratus L) to conspecific body fluids

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2481-2498

  Hubbard, P C ^a   Barata, E N ^a,b   Canario A V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Electrophysiology; Gametes; Intestinal fluid; Marine; Olfaction; Seabream; Teleost; Urine

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; OLFACTION; PERCIFORM;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FISH; GAMETE; INTESTINE FLUID; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TELEOST; URINE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; OLFACTORY NERVE; SEA BREAM; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; PERCIFORMES; SPARUS; SPARUS AURATA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0345327578     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026357917887     Document Type: Article

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