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IN the study of the navigating ability of anadromous fish a distinction is made between long range navigation and navigation in local waters1: here I am concerned with the latter ability. My results support White's2,3 suggestion that the standing fish population in a river conditions the water in such a way that individuals on their way back from the sea recognize the stream in which their relatives are living. The attractant may be substances in the mucus excreted.
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NORDENG, H. Is the Local Orientation of Anadromous Fishes determined by Pheromones ?. Nature 233, 411–413 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233411a0
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