Female crucian carp, Carassius carassius, lose predator avoidance behavior when getting ready to mate

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1487-1491

  Lastein, Stine ^a   Höglund, Erik ^b   Mayer, Ian ^c   Øverli, Øyvind ^c   Døving, Kjell B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alarm substances; Crucian carp; Fright reaction; Olfaction; Ovulation; Pheromones; Reproduction; Risk taking; Sex hormones; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALARM SIGNAL; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CYPRINID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEX HORMONE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAWNING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARP; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CARPS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; OVULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CYPRINIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 55549144306     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9553-9     Document Type: Article

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