Alarm substance from adult zebrafish alters early embryonic development in offspring

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-528

  Mourabit, S ^a   Rundle, S D ^a   Spicer, J I ^a   Sloman, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alarm substance; Danio; Development; Inclusive fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CYPRINID; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INJURY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; DANIO; DANIO ALBOLINEATUS; DANIO RERIO;

PHEROMONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HEART FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESCAPE REACTION; GENETIC FITNESS; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHEROMONES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 77957258830     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0944     Document Type: Article

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