Colony defense and behavioral differentiation in the eusocial shrimp Synalpheus regalis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 488-495

  Duffy, J Emmett ^a   Morrison, Cheryl L ^a   Macdonald, Kenneth S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Eusociality; Snapping shrimp; Synalpheus regalis

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EUSOCIALITY; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; LABOR DIVISION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ALPHEIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SYNALPHEUS; SYNALPHEUS REGALIS;

EID: 0036556212     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0455-5     Document Type: Article

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