Maternal territoriality as an offspring defense strategy in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii, Girard)

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 391-403

  Figler, Michael H ^a   Blank, Grant S ^b   Peeke, Harman V S ^c,d  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Crayfish; Decapod crustaceans; Maternal aggression; Maternal territoriality; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034354701     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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