Short-range homing in fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae, genus Uca): A homing mechanism not based on local visual landmarks

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 867-880

  Cannicci, Stefano ^a   Fratini, Sara ^b   Vannini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HOMING BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

UCA; UCA LACTEA;

EID: 0032709646     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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