Does pulsatile urea excretion serve as a social signal in the gulf toadfish Opsanus beta?

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 724-735

  Sloman, Katherine A ^a,d   McDonald, M Danielle ^b   Barimo, John F ^b   Lepage, Olivier ^c   Winberg, Svante ^c   Wood, Chris M ^b,d   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROCORTISONE; UREA;

EXCRETION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HYDROCORTISONE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA;

EID: 24744460913     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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