Diurnal variations in physiology and behaviour of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus and the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-77

  Styrishave, Bjarne ^a   Bojsen, Berit H ^a   Witthøfft, Hanne ^a   Andersen, Ole ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Astacus astacus; Biological rhythms; Crayfish; Heart rate; Locomotor activity; Oxygen consumption; Pacifastacus leniusculus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CRAYFISH; DIURNAL VARIATION; LOCOMOTION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS ASTACUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 34247863705     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240701241538     Document Type: Article

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