The use of the major chelae by reproductive male crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) for discrimination of female odours

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 713-731

  Belanger, Rachelle M ^a   Moore, Paul A ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Crayfish; Crustacean; Major chelae; Odour discrimination; Orconectes rusticus

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; ORCONECTES RUSTICUS;

EID: 33748950407     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906777791342     Document Type: Article

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