Chemical alarm cues are conserved within the coral reef fish family Pomacentridae.

Fishes are known to use chemical alarm cues from both conspecifics and heterospecifics to assess local predation risks and enhance predator detection. Yet it is unknown how recognition of heterospecific cues arises for coral reef fishes. Here, we test if naïve juvenile fish have an innate recognitio...

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Main Authors: Matthew D Mitchell, Peter F Cowman, Mark I McCormick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3475700?pdf=render