Review: Depth, navigation and orientation in crabs: Angular acceleration, gravity and hydrostatic pressure sensing during path integration

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-97

  Fraser, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crab; Crustacea; Hydrostatic pressure; Nervous system; Path integration; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

CRAB; LOCOMOTION; PERCEPTION;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 33744722737     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240600708439     Document Type: Review

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