Vulnerability and reliable signaling in conflicts between hermit crabs

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 736-741

  Laidre, Mark E ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Evolutionary stability; Honest signaling; Reliable communication; Threat display; Vulnerability handicap

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ALARM SIGNAL; CRAB; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; HONEST SIGNALING; SEXUAL CONFLICT; VULNERABILITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 34547683490     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm040     Document Type: Article

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