Shelter competition between resident male red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard) and conspecific intruders varying by sex and reproductive status

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-248

  Figler, Michael H ^a   Blank, Grant S ^b   Peeke, Harman V S ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Crayfish; Crustacean behavior; Prior residence; Procambarus clarkii; Shelter competition; Shelter fidelity

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSPECIFIC; CRAYFISH; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SITE FIDELITY;

ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 31344435021     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240500376477     Document Type: Article

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