Effects of acute exposure to acidified water on the behavioral response of fathead minnows,Pimephales promelas, to alarm substance (schreckstoff)

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. F. Smith ◽  
B. J. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Response ◽  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Acute Exposure ◽  
Alarm Substance ◽  
Fathead Minnows

Male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas Rafinesque) retain their fright reaction to alarm substance during the breeding season

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 2230-2231 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Alarm Substance ◽  
Skin Extract ◽  
Fathead Minnows ◽  
Fright Reaction ◽  
Alarm Substance Cells

In laboratory and field tests, breeding male fathead minnows respond to conspecific skin extract with a fright reaction despite their own seasonal loss of alarm substance cells. Their fright reaction is facilitated by the presence of other fatheads.

Avoidance of areas marked with a chemical alarm substance by fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in a natural habitat

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 1473-1476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Mathis ◽  
R. Jan F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Alarm Pheromone ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Alarm Substance ◽  
Apparent Difference ◽  
Fathead Minnows ◽  
Developmental Factors ◽  
Natural Stream ◽  
Risk Of Predation ◽  
Control Versus

If chemical alarm pheromones warn individuals of nearby predation on conspecifics, then individuals should avoid areas where alarm pheromone is present. This hypothesis was tested in a natural stream habitat by exposing fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to minnow traps that had been marked with either conspecific alarm pheromone or with a control substance (glass-distilled water). The minnows exhibited significant avoidance of traps marked with the alarm pheromone: less than 4% of the minnows that were captured were found in the experimental traps. There was a nonsignificant tendency for minnows in control traps to be larger than those caught in experimental traps, suggesting a possible role of experience or developmental factors in determining the response to alarm pheromone. There was no apparent difference in overall body condition (i.e., length-specific mass) between the minnows that were caught in control versus experimental traps. Detection of the alarm pheromone may allow receivers to avoid areas where risk of predation is high.

Effects of acute exposure to fluoranthene-contaminated sediment on the survival and genetic variability of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Schlueter ◽  
Sheldon I. Guttman ◽  
Yihao Duan ◽  
James T. Oris ◽  
Xiaodong Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Acute Exposure ◽  
Fathead Minnows ◽  
Contaminated Sediment

scholarly journals The genomic transcriptional response of female fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to an acute exposure to the androgen, 17β-trenbolone

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Dorts ◽  
Catherine A. Richter ◽  
Maureen K. Wright-Osment ◽  
Mark R. Ellersieck ◽  
Barbara J. Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Transcriptional Response ◽  
Acute Exposure ◽  
Fathead Minnows
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