Chorusing by male European fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri: A study of visual communication networks

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 33-41

  Fiona, R L ^a   Burford, A ^a   McGregor, Peter K ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sexual selection signal; Signalling; Waving

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444504919     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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