Invasive male round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) release pheromones in their urine to attract females

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 393-400

  Tierney, Keith B ^a   Kereliuk, Matthew ^b   Katare, Yogesh Kumar ^b   Scott, Alexander P ^c   Loeb, Stephen J ^b   Zielinski, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; OLFACTORY CUE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERCIFORM; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; URINE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; GOBIIDAE; NEOGOBIUS;

EID: 84875921552     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0246     Document Type: Article

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