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Provedor de dados: 	83	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Spatial choice is biased by chemical cues from conspecifics in the speckeled worm eel Myrophis punctatus	
Autores: 	Barreto,Rodrigo Egydio; Junqueira,Maria Fernanda Coelho; Tjui-Yeuw,Tan; Volpato,Gilson Luiz.	
Data: 	2010-01-01	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Chemical communication; Chemoreception; Estuarine fish; Territoriality; Aggression.	
Resumo: 	The speckeld worm eel Myrophis punctatus lives in high-densities assemblages, and usually digs through, or lies on the substrate. These behaviours could lead to chemical marks on the substrate and could modulate the spatial distribution in this species. We tested the hypothesis that the spatial choice of the speckled worm eel is modulated by the presence of conspecific odour on the substrate. Here, we showed that the speckled worm eel avoids the substrate area containing the conspecific odour, indicating that this chemical cue modulates the eel's spatial decision. The eels clearly detected the conspecific's odour. This perception might indicate the presence of conspecifics into the substrate. Since the eels avoided an area containing conspecific odour, we suggest this may be a response that avoids the consequences of invading a resident-animal's territory.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000400021	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1679-62252010005000011	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Neotropical Ichthyology  v.8 n.4 2010	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess