Respiratory response to the chemical cues of injured conspecifics and histology of skin in round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)
Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814), responded significantly to conspecific skin extract by decreasing the frequency of opercular movements during the first minute of post-stimulus period, suggesting cryptic behaviour as antipredator reaction of this species. Examination of skin sample...
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Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015-12-01
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Series: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
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Online Access: | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26595/download/pdf/ |