Substrate-treated water: A method to enhance fish activity in laboratory experiments

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Meuthen, Denis ^a   Baldauf, Sebastian A ^a   Bakker, Theo C M ^a   Thünken, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Cichlid; Odour; Pelvicachromis taeniatus; Sand

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; PELVICACHROMIS TAENIATUS; PISCES;

EID: 79960703053     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00348     Document Type: Article

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