The influence of resource value on the agonistic behaviour of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.)

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 225-237

  Sneddon, Lynne U ^a   Huntingford, Felicity A ^a   Taylor, Alan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonistic; Behaviour; Carcinus; Resource value; Shore crabs

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; DECAPODA;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR; RESOURCE COMPETITION; RESOURCE VALUE; SHORE CRAB;

EID: 0031394774     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249709379027     Document Type: Article

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