The avoidance response of fathead minnows to chemical alarm cues: Understanding the effects of donor gender and breeding condition

Chemoecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Pollock, M S ^a   Friesen, R G ^a   Pollock, R J ^a   Kusch, R C ^a   Chivers, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinopterygian; Alarm cue; Cyprinidae; Damage release cue; Ostariophysan; Pimephales promelas; Trap experiment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; OSTARIOPHYSAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 28144435618     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0314-8     Document Type: Article

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