Lab and field estimates of active time of chemical alarm cues of a cyprinid fish and an amphipod crustacean

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1423-1442

  Wisenden, Brian D ^a   Rugg, Mathew L ^a   Korpi, Nichole L ^a,b   Fuselier, Linda C ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Active time; Amphipod; Chemical alarm cues; Fathead minnow; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; PHOXINUS EOS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 68149108826     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X440998     Document Type: Article

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