Enhancement of the response of rock crabs, Cancer irroratus, to prey odors following feeding experience

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 361-367

  Ristvey, Andrew ^a,b   Rebach, Steve ^b  

^a University of Maryland Eastern Shore ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; OLFACTORY CUE;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; BRACHYURA; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; LETHRINIDAE; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0033404059     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542790     Document Type: Article

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