Direct behavioral evidence that unique bile acids released by larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) function as a migratory pheromone

Four behavioral experiments conducted in both the laboratory and the field provide evidence that adult sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) select spawning rivers based on the odor of larvae that they contain and that bile acids released by the larvae are part of this pheromonal odor. First, when tested...

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Published in:	Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 557 - 569
Main Authors:	Bjerselius, Rickard, Li, Weiming, Teeter, John H, Seelye, James G, Johnsen, Peter B, Maniak, Peter J, Grant, Gerold C, Polkinghorne, Christine N, Sorensen, Peter W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ottawa, Canada NRC Research Press 01.03.2000 National Research Council of Canada Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
Subjects:	Agnatha and pisces Animal behavior Animal ethology Animal migration Biological and medical sciences Fish Fish migration Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Lampreys Larvae Pheromones Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Spawning Vertebrata Agnatha Chemical communication Adult young relation Pheromone Animal migration Experimental study Petromyzon marinus Breeding site Freshwater environment Vertebrata Larva Bile acid Odor
ISSN:	0706-652X, 1205-7533
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