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The olfactory system of migratory adult sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is specifically and acutely sensitive to unique bile acids released by conspecific larvae

Larval sea lamprey inhabit freshwater streams and migrate to oceans or lakes to feed after a radical metamorphosis; subsequently, mature adults return to streams to spawn. Previous observations suggested that lamprey utilize the odor of conspecific larvae to select streams for spawning. Here we repo...

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Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2216950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7658193