Chemosensory reception, behavioral expression, and ecological interactions at multiple trophic levels

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1776-1785

  Ferrer, Ryan P ^a   Zimmer, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult larval interaction; Amino acid; Arginine; Cannibalism; Chemical signal; Feeding; Foraging; Newt; Odor plume; Olfaction; Predator; Prey; Salamander; Search; Taricha torosa; Tetrodotoxin; TTX

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FRESH WATER;

AGE; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SALAMANDER; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ARGININE; CALIFORNIA; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCAPE REACTION; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALAMANDRIDAE; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TARICHA TOROSA;

EID: 34250778384     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.001727     Document Type: Article

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