DO RAINBOW-TROUT AND ATLANTIC SALMON DISCRIMINATE KIN

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作者
BROWN, GE
BROWN, JA
机构
[1] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND, CTR OCEAN SCI, ST JOHNS A1C 5S7, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
[2] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND, BIOPSYCHOL PROGRAMME, ST JOHNS A1C 5S7, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
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10.1139/z92-227
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to determine if juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) can discriminate kin from non-kin, since other salmonid species (coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Arctic chaff (Salvelinus alpinus)) have been shown to possess this ability. When tested in water conditioned by conspecifics (kin and non-kin) and heterospecifics in a two-choice tank, both rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon demonstrated a significant preference for kin over non-kin and heterospecifics, indicating that these species possess kin-discrimination abilities. This ability appears to be widespread among salmonid fishes.
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页码:1636 / 1640
页数:5
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