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The Molecular Nature of Chemical Stimuli in the Aquatic Environment

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Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals

Abstract

Many aquatic organisms possess well-developed chemosensory systems that are adapted to monitoring changes in the chemical composition of the aqueous environment in which they live. For aquatic organisms. specific chemicals in the environment may evoke highly predictable changes in behavior. Facets of behavior known to be affected by external chemicals include those associated with feeding. avoiding predators, recognizing a suitable habitat, reproducing, migrating. and interacting with conspecific organisms. General reviews of this material are provided by Mackie and Grant ( 1974). Daloze, Braekman. and Tursch (1980). and Atema (1985).

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    William E. S. Carr

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  1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Boston University Marine Program, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, USA

    Jelle Atema

  2. Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  4. Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, 33577, USA

    William N. Tavolga

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Carr, W.E.S. (1988). The Molecular Nature of Chemical Stimuli in the Aquatic Environment. In: Atema, J., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N., Tavolga, W.N. (eds) Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3714-3_1

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