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Schreckstoff

In 1938, the Austrian ethologist Karl von Frisch made his first report on the existence of the chemical alarm signal known as Schreckstoff (fright substance) in minnows. An alarm signal is a response produced by an individual, the "sender", reacting to a hazard that warns other animals, the receivers, of danger. This chemical alarm signal is released…

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Hypotheses for the evolution of schreckstoff

HypothesesKin selectionCompetitionMucusW.D. Hamilton
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Background

GastropodsEchinodermsAmphibiansFishesOstariophysi
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Schreckstoff in ostariophysans

GlycosaminoglycanChondroitin sulfateOntogenyBrook sticklebacksLearning
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Ecological considerations

Stratospheric ozoneHeavy metalsEcosystems
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Schreckstoff

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Triples217
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
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Schreckstoff

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related to Sources · 151
Schreckstoff → Adrian, Alarm, Alemadi, Ambient UV-B, American Naturalist, American Scientist, Amphibian, Amsterdam, An, Animal Behaviour, Anthony, Argentini, Atema, Attracting, Behavioral, Behavioral Ecology, Belden, Biological, Blakley, Blaustein
related to Hypotheses for the evolution of schreckstoff · 10
Schreckstoff → Another, Direct, For, It, Selection, Support, Testing, The, This, UVB
related to Schreckstoff as a possible defense against pathogens, parasites and UVB radiation · 10
Schreckstoff → Additionally, Cadmium, Evidence, Furthermore, In, Saprolegnia, The, UV, UVB, Xiphophorus
related to Kin selection hypothesis · 9
Schreckstoff → First, Hamilton’s, If, In, One, Ostariophysi, Second, To, Under
related to Predator attractant hypothesis · 9
Schreckstoff → According, Additionally, Colymbetes, Esox, First, Second, The, Third, This
related to Schreckstoff in ostariophysans · 9
Schreckstoff → Culaea, For, H3NO, Like, One, Production, The, This, Whether
related to Ecological considerations · 8
Schreckstoff → Additionally, Environmental, First, If, In, The, This, UVB
related to background · 4
Schreckstoff → About, Chemical, One, Ostariophysi
is a · 2
Schreckstoff → breakdown product of mucus and club cells, mixture

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alarm chemical hypothesis minnows kin predator predators predation fathead evolution parasites radiation response signal selection fishes production substance first prey

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Schreckstoffis amixture0.90text
Schreckstoffis abreakdown product of mucus and club cells0.90text
pathogensinstance ofrecent evidence suggests schreckstoff evolved as a defense against environmental stressors0.80text
parasitesinstance ofrecent evidence suggests schreckstoff evolved as a defense against environmental stressors0.80text
and UVB radiationinstance ofrecent evidence suggests schreckstoff evolved as a defense against environmental stressors0.80text
that it was later co-opted by predatorsinstance ofrecent evidence suggests schreckstoff evolved as a defense against environmental stressors0.80text
prey as a chemical signalinstance ofrecent evidence suggests schreckstoff evolved as a defense against environmental stressors0.80text
Schreckstoffrelated to backgroundChemical0.60section
Schreckstoffrelated to backgroundOne0.60section
Schreckstoffrelated to backgroundOstariophysi0.60section
Schreckstoffrelated to backgroundAbout0.60section
Schreckstoffrelated to Ecological considerationsThe0.60section

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