The influence of dominance on shelter preference and eviction rates in the crayfish, Orconectes rusticus

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-360

  Martin III, Arthur L ^a   Moore, Paul A ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRAYFISH; DOMINANCE; HABITAT USE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; ORCONECTES RUSTICUS;

EID: 40849145716     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01473.x     Document Type: Article

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