Evidence for the Inheritance of Alarm Substance Recognition in Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)

Evidence for the Inheritance of Alarm Substance Recognition in Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)

Naïve laboratory-spawned Etheostoma nigrum (johnny darter) exhibited a fright response (reduced movement) following exposure to the skin extract of wild conspecifics, indicating that the response is at least partially innate. No response was elicited by exposure to extract from lab-reared conspecifi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American midland naturalist 2002-04, Vol.147 (2), p.400-403
Hauptverfasser: VOKOUN, JASON C, NOLTIE, DOUGLAS B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Aquarium fishes
Eggs
Fish
Notes and Discussion
Odors
Pheromones
Predators
Public aquariums
Sympatric species
Tap water
Wildlife conservation
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Zusammenfassung:Naïve laboratory-spawned Etheostoma nigrum (johnny darter) exhibited a fright response (reduced movement) following exposure to the skin extract of wild conspecifics, indicating that the response is at least partially innate. No response was elicited by exposure to extract from lab-reared conspecifics.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.1674/0003-0031(2002)147[0400:EFTIOA]2.0.CO;2