Individual recognition in crayfish (Cherax dispar): The roles of strength and experience in deciding aggressive encounters

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-474

  Seebacher, Frank ^a   Wilson, Robbie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Crayfish; Fitness; Social dominance; Winner effect

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 35548951358     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0289     Document Type: Article

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