Agonistic behavior of the crayfish Euastacus armatus and Cherax destructor

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-266

  Hazlett, Brian A ^a   Lawler, Susan ^b   Edney, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agonistic; Crayfish; Interspecific interactions; Roman Cherax destructor roman; Roman Euastacus armatus roman; Signal function

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BURROW; CRAYFISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; EUASTACUS ARMATUS;

EID: 36348930466     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240701562412     Document Type: Article

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