Effects of chemical context on shell investigation behavior in hermit crabs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Atema, Jelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemical context; Chemical sensing; Hermit crabs; Pagurus longicarpus; Shell fit

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CRAB;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; PAGURUS LONGICARPUS;

EID: 19544380015     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.022     Document Type: Article

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