Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview
Eels of the Genus Anguilla are important fish in both scientific and economic terms. Unfortunately, current stocks of the European eel in particular (Anguilla anguilla L.) are becoming increasingly endangered. Chemical communication plays important roles in several key aspects of fish biology. Due t...
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ftunivalgarve:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/3796 2023-05-15T13:28:00+02:00 Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview Hubbard, Peter Canario, Adelino V. M. Huertas, Mar 2014-05-07T10:54:45Z http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3796 https://doi.org/10.1163/156853908785765926 eng eng Brill Academic Publishers http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=2deb028a-7026-45ba-aaab-e61c00238fff%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4201 Hubbard, Peter; Canário, Adelino; Huertas, Mar. Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview, Behaviour, 145, 10, 1389-1407, 2008. 0005-7959 AUT: ACA00258 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3796 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853908785765926 restrictedAccess Pheromone Anguilla Chemical communication Eel Olfaction article 2014 ftunivalgarve https://doi.org/10.1163/156853908785765926 2022-05-30T08:45:43Z Eels of the Genus Anguilla are important fish in both scientific and economic terms. Unfortunately, current stocks of the European eel in particular (Anguilla anguilla L.) are becoming increasingly endangered. Chemical communication plays important roles in several key aspects of fish biology. Due to its complex life-cycle, the eel offers a unique opportunity to study various aspects of olfactory biology and chemical communication almost in isolation, feeding (during freshwater ‘yellow’ stage), adaptation to seawater, migration and, finally, reproduction. The aim of this brief review is to summarise what is known about chemical communication in the eel (during reproduction in particular) and, more importantly, stimulate further research. To date, eels have been shown to have high olfactory sensitivity to substances released by conspecifics. Both the bile fluid and skin mucus have been implicated as the routes of release of these odorants but other routes, such as the urine, cannot be excluded. Furthermore, the nature of these odorants depends on both the sex and reproductive status of the donor; exposure to water conditioned by mature con-specifics causes a stimulation of sexual maturation in immature eels. These results are consistent with a role for chemical communication in eel reproduction. The European eel is, therefore, proposed as a model species for studies on olfaction and chemical communication in fish because of its ancestral status, its high olfactory sensitivity and its physiological plasticity. However, more research is necessary; specifically, identification of the key odorants involved, their behavioural and physiological effects and how the olfactory system may change at various stages of its life-cycle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla European eel Universidade do Algarve: Sapienta Behaviour 145 10 1389 1407 |
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Eels of the Genus Anguilla are important fish in both scientific and economic terms. Unfortunately, current stocks of the European eel in particular (Anguilla anguilla L.) are becoming increasingly endangered. Chemical communication plays important roles in several key aspects of fish biology. Due to its complex life-cycle, the eel offers a unique opportunity to study various aspects of olfactory biology and chemical communication almost in isolation, feeding (during freshwater ‘yellow’ stage), adaptation to seawater, migration and, finally, reproduction. The aim of this brief review is to summarise what is known about chemical communication in the eel (during reproduction in particular) and, more importantly, stimulate further research. To date, eels have been shown to have high olfactory sensitivity to substances released by conspecifics. Both the bile fluid and skin mucus have been implicated as the routes of release of these odorants but other routes, such as the urine, cannot be excluded. Furthermore, the nature of these odorants depends on both the sex and reproductive status of the donor; exposure to water conditioned by mature con-specifics causes a stimulation of sexual maturation in immature eels. These results are consistent with a role for chemical communication in eel reproduction. The European eel is, therefore, proposed as a model species for studies on olfaction and chemical communication in fish because of its ancestral status, its high olfactory sensitivity and its physiological plasticity. However, more research is necessary; specifically, identification of the key odorants involved, their behavioural and physiological effects and how the olfactory system may change at various stages of its life-cycle. |
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Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview |
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Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview |
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Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview |
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Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview |
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Chemical communication in the Genus Anguilla: a minireview |
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chemical communication in the genus anguilla: a minireview |
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