Auditory and olfactory abilities of larvae of the Indo-Pacific coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède) at settlement

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2543-2556

  Wright, K J ^a,c   Higgs, D M ^b   Belanger, A J ^b   Leis, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Coral reef fish; Electro olfactogram; Larvae; Sensory abilities; Settlement stage

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149095247     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01864.x     Document Type: Article

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