Cannibalism in juvenile blue-swimmer crabs Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766): Effects of body size, moult stage and refuge availability

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-82

  Marshall, Sharon ^a,c   Warburton, Kevin ^a   Paterson, Brian ^b   Mann, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Bribie Isl Aquacult Res Centre   (Australia)

^c Qld 4556 Australia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Aquaculture; Cannibalism; Crustaceans; Moult stage; Refuge availability; Size; Survival; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; CRAB; MOLT; REFUGE;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNUS; PORTUNUS PELAGICUS;

EID: 10944237924     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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