Behavioral (feeding) responses of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, to natural dietary items and common components of formulated crustacean feeds

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-111

  Kreider, Jennifer L ^a   Watts, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemoreception; Crayfish; Crustacean; Feeding; Procambarus clarkii; Soybean

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FORMULATED FFED; NATURAL FOOD;

DECAPODA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 0031982553     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022341013148     Document Type: Article

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