Volatile secondary metabolites as aposematic olfactory signals and defensive weapons in aquatic environments

Olfaction is considered a distance sense; hence, aquatic olfaction is thought to be mediated only by molecules dissolved in water. Here, we challenge this view by showing that shrimp and fish can recognize the presence of hydrophobic olfactory cues by a “tactile” form of chemoreception. We found tha...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Giordano, Giuseppe, Carbone, Marianna, Ciavatta, Maria Letizia, Silvano, Eleonora, Gavagnin, Margherita, Garson, Mary J., Cheney, Karen L., Mudianta, I Wayan, Russo, Giovanni Fulvio, Villani, Guido, Magliozzi, Laura, Polese, Gianluca, Zidorn, Christian, Cutignano, Adele, Fontana, Angelo, Ghiselin, Michael T., Mollo, Ernesto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2017
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5380024/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289233
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614655114
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