Field verification of the use of chemical alarm cues in a coral reef fish

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 571-576

  McCormick, M I ^a   Larson, J K ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chemical alarm cue; Coral reef fish; Goby; Olfaction; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CORAL REEF; FISH; OLFACTION; PERCIFORM; PREDATION RISK; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ASTERROPTERYX SEMIPUNCTATUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE;

EID: 36148989516     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0221-2     Document Type: Article

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