Chemical Recognition of Risky Habitats is Culturally Transmitted among Fathead Minnows, Pimephales promelas (Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae)

Volume: 99, Issue: 4, Pages: 286 - 296
Published: Apr 26, 2010
Abstract
Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) have an alarm substance (AS), or 'Schreckstoff', in epidermal club cells. Mechanical damage to the skin, as caused by a predator attack, releases the AS. The area in which conspecifics detect AS may be considered dangerous or risky because of the high probability of a subsequent predator attack. We exposed fathead minnows to water from one of two habitats (an open-water site and a vegetated-cover site) that...
Paper Details
Title
Chemical Recognition of Risky Habitats is Culturally Transmitted among Fathead Minnows, Pimephales promelas (Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae)
Published Date
Apr 26, 2010
Journal
Volume
99
Issue
4
Pages
286 - 296
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