Chemical and hydromechanical components of mate-seeking behaviour in the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 724-743

  Seuront, Laurent ^a,b,c,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d USA   (United States)

Author keywords

behaviour; calanoid copepods; chemoreception; Eurytemora affinis; mate tracking; mechanoreception; turbulence; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMORECEPTION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HYDROMECHANICS; MATE LOCATION; MECHANORECEPTION; MIMICRY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHEROMONE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TURBULENCE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84880362682     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt039     Document Type: Article

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