Effects of breeding site density on competition and sexual selection in the European lobster

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 396-402

  Debuse, Valerie J ^a,b   Addison, Julian T ^a   Reynolds, John D ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Mate choice; Mating system; Reproduction; Resource defense

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATE CHOICE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; HOMARUS GAMMARUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 0038661679     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.3.396     Document Type: Article

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