Behavioural and electrophysiological responses by reproductive female Neogobius melanostomus to odours released by conspecific males

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 933-946

  Belanger, A J ^a   Arbuckle, W J ^a   Corkum, L D ^a   Gammon, D B ^a   Li, W ^b   Scott, A P ^c   Zielinski, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Electro olfactogram; Etiocholanolone glucuronide; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

GOBIIDAE; NEOGOBIUS; NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS;

EID: 5144233080     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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