Identity of a Tilapia Pheromone Released by Dominant Males that Primes Females for Reproduction

Knowledge of the chemical identity and role of urinary pheromones in fish is scarce, yet it is necessary in order to understand the integration of multiple senses in adaptive responses and the evolution of chemical communication [1]. In nature, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) males form...

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Main Author: Keller-Costa, Tina (author)
Other Authors: Hubbard, Peter C. (author), Paetz, Christian (author), Nakamura, Yoko (author), da Silva, José P. (author), Rato, A.E. (author), Barata, Eduardo N. (author), Schneider, Bernd (author), Canário, Adelino V. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
pheromone
Mozambique tilapia
cichlids
urine
fish
steroids
olfaction
liquid chromatography
mass spectrometry
electro-olfactogram
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/14883
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/14883

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