Putative pheromones from the anal glands of male blennies attract females and enhance male reproductive success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 379-389

  Barata, Eduardo N ^a,b   Serrano, Rui M ^a   Miranda, António ^a   Nogueira, Rita ^a   Hubbard, Peter C ^a   Canário, Adelino V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

behaviour; communication; fish; pheromones; reproduction; Salaria fluviatilis; Salaria pavo

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PERCIFORM; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELECTION; SPAWNING;

BLENNIIDAE; BLENNIOIDEI; SALARIA FLUVIATILIS; SALARIA PAVO;

EID: 38649140715     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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