Tactical Release of a Sexually-Selected Pheromone in a Swordtail Fish

BACKGROUND: Chemical communication plays a critical role in sexual selection and speciation in fishes; however, it is generally assumed that most fish pheromones are passively released since most fishes lack specialized scent glands or scent-marking behavior. Swordtails (genus Xiphophorus) are widel...

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Autores principales: Rosenthal, Gil G., Fitzsimmons, Jessica N., Woods, Kristina U., Gerlach, Gabriele, Fisher, Heidi S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21339807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016994

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21339807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016994

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