Urine release in freely moving catheterised lobsters (Homarus americanus) with reference to feeding and social activities

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 837-844

  Breithaupt, Thomas ^a   Lindstrom, Daniel P ^b   Atema, Jelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic interaction; Behaviour; Catheter technique; Fighting; Homarus americanus; Lobster; Urine output

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; EATING; MICTURITION; NEPHROPIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATHETERIZATION; EATING; NEPHROPIDAE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URINATION; URINE;

ANIMALIA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER; NEPHROPIDAE;

EID: 0033119781     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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