Common carp and goldfish discern conspecific identity using chemical cues

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1409-1425

  Sisler, Sean P ^a   Sorensen, Peter W ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Attraction; Carp; Goldfish; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 53549123842     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785765881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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