Anti-predator behaviour in response to conspecific chemical alarm cues in an esociform fish, Umbra limi (Kirtland 1840)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Wisenden, Brian D ^a   Karst, Justin ^a   Miller, Jeffrey ^a   Miller, Stacey ^a   Fuselier, Linda ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Chemical alarm cue; Field study; Mudminnow; Umbra

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CLUPEOID; CONSPECIFIC; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; HISTOLOGY; PISCIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SKIN; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ESOCIFORMES; UMBRA; UMBRA LIMI; UMBRIDAE;

EID: 43049095187     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9255-0     Document Type: Article

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