Signal residuals during shell fighting in hermit crabs: Can costly signals be used deceptively?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 510-514

  Briffa, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contest; Cost; Deception; Hermit crab; Honesty; Signal

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CRAB; HONEST SIGNALING;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33645724031     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj059     Document Type: Article

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