Chemosensory signals in stream habitats: Implications for ecological interactions

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 560-571

  Wolf, Mary C ^a   Martin III, Arthur L ^b   Simon, Jodie L ^c,d   Bergner, Jennifer L ^c,d   Moore, Paul A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic organisms; Chemical signals; Fluid dynamics; Odor plume dynamics; Orientation behavior; River substrate; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CHEMICAL CUE; CRAYFISH; DIFFUSIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROHABITAT; ODOR; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAM; TURBULENCE;

ACER; ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 77649262022     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-108.1     Document Type: Article

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