Mating behaviour and evidence for a female released courtship pheromone in the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 465-475

  Stebbing, P D ^a   Bentley, M G ^a   Watson, G J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural bioassay; Courtship; Crayfish; Mating; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE; WATER;

COURTSHIP; CRAYFISH; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; CRAYFISH; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; SEASON; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; COURTSHIP; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARIDAE; CRUSTACEA; PACIFASTACUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 0037301404     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022646414938     Document Type: Article

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