title: Behavioral analysis of pheromones in fish.
abstract: Pheromones are chemicals that pass between members of the same species which have inherent meaning. Because most fish pheromones are mixtures, and their actions can be complex, behavioral assays are required to identify them. This chapter describes a few strategies and two specific methods (one for measuring attraction and another for sexual arousal) that can serve this purpose in fishes that live in nonflowing water such as the carps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Sorensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002347:Carps / Q000502:physiology; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013550:Swimming
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones