Is the perception of their own odour effective in orienting the exploratory activity of cave fishes?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 871-876

  Paglianti, Annalisa ^a   Messana, Giuseppe ^b   Cianfanelli, Alessandro ^a   Berti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CAVE FISHES; OLFACTORY SYSTEMS; SALMONID MIGRATIONS; SENSORY PATHWAYS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CAVE; CHEMICAL CUE; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; SENSORY SYSTEM;

AMBLYOPSIDAE; ANIMALIA; CYPRINIDAE; PHREATICHTHYS ANDRUZZII; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33750216863     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-072     Document Type: Article

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