The effects of pathogens, parasites, and familiarity on alarm cell investment in fathead minnows, <i>pimephales promelas</i>
Fishes in the Superorder Ostariophysi have specialized epidermal club cells that contain an alarm substance. Damage to these cells causes the release of the alarm substance which can serve as a useful indicator of predation risk for nearby conspecifics. The majority of research involving alarm subst...
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University of Saskatchewan
2006
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-01022006-172326/ |