Foraging in complex odor landscapes: Chemical orientation strategies during stimulation by conflicting chemical cues

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-222

  Tomba, Abbie M ^b   Keller, Troy A ^a   Moore, Paul A ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alarm chemicals; Chemoreception; Foraging; Olfaction; Orconectes virilis; Predator avoidance; Search strategies

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; MORTALITY; ODOR; TRADE-OFF;

DECAPODA; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 0035371736     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468316     Document Type: Article

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