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Science 4 March 1977:
Vol. 195. no. 4281, pp. 886 - 888
DOI: 10.1126/science.841313
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Science, Vol 195, Issue 4281, 886-888
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Chemosensory tracking of scent trails by the planktonic shrimp Acetes sibogae australis

P Hamner and WM Hamner

In the laboratory, planktonic shrimps (Acetes sibogae) precisely follow scent trails of food or paper soaked in meat extract, L-alanine, L-leucine, and L-methionine. In the ocean, Acetes may be able to follow scent trails as far as 20 meters to catch falling food. This demonstrates precise trail-following by pelagic animals.


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