Skin extract from Rhamdia quelen(Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) does not promote stress in conspecifics

Chemical communication is widely used in aquatic environments, where visual or auditory signals may not be always effective. Fish of the superorder Ostariophysi are known to display epidermal cells (club cells) that produce and store alarm substances, which are released to the water when the skin is...

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Published in:	Neotropical Ichthyology
Main Authors:	Luciana Rodrigues de Souza-Bastos, Carolina Arruda Freire, Marisa Fernandes-de-Castilho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Subjects:	Anti-predator behavior Chemical communication Club cell Fish stress Jundia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014000100125&lng=en&tlng=en