A Comparison of Olfactory Organ Development and Feeding Behavior in Larval Fathead Minnows, Pimephales promelas Rafinesque
The early recruitment and use of the chemoreceptive senses, olfaction and gustation, are important for early behavior development in fathead minnows and the ability of larvae to survive after hatching. Chemoreception is used in the location of food, avoidance of predators, and for intraspecific comm...
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1996
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/812 http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1815&context=theses |