A sterol-like odorant in the urine of Mozambique tilapia males likely signals social dominance to females

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-449

  Barata, Eduardo N ^a,b   Fine, Jared M ^c,d   Hubbard, Peter C ^a   Almeida, Olinda G ^a   Frade, Pedro ^a   Sorensen, Peter W ^c   Canário, Adelino V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Electro olfactogram; Fish; HPLC; LC MS; Mass spectrometry; Olfaction; Reproduction; Sex pheromones; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; DOMINANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLFACTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX PHEROMONE; SPAWNING; STEROL; URINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TILAPIA;

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 42049119443     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9458-7     Document Type: Article

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