The ontogeny of chemically mediated antipredator responses of fathead minnows Pimephales promelas

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2390-2401

  Carreau Green, N D ^a,b   Mirza, R S ^b   Martinez M L ^a   Pyle, G G ^b,c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical alarm cues; Epidermal club cell; Fright reaction; Ostariophysan fishes

Indexed keywords

OSTARIOPHYSAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES;

EID: 57749174519     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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