Olfactory discrimination of female reproductive status by male tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2037-2043

  Miranda, A ^a   Almeida, O G ^a   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

Behaviour; Chemical communication; Cichlid; Courtship; Fish; Pheromone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; ODOR; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL; TILAPIA;

CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 20744439269     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01584     Document Type: Article

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