Olfactory responses to steroids in an African mouth-brooding cichlid, Haplochromis burtoni (Günther)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 661-680

  Cole, T B ^a   Stacey, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Electro olfactogram; Haplochromis burtoni; Olfactory receptor; Pheromone; Steroid

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; STEROID;

ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 33644644310     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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