Agonistic behaviour of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana) in different social environments: Effect of size heterogeneity on growth and food intake

Aquaculture

Volumn 271, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Ahvenharju, Tero ^a   Ruohonen, Kari ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Signal crayfish; Size heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CRUSTACEAN; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HETEROGENEITY; SIGNAL; SIZE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 34548233663     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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