Perception of the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone modulates agonistic interactions in Homarus americanus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2023-2034

  Coglianese, Debra L ^a   Cromarty, Stuart I ^b   Kass Simon, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b ASSUMPTION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; aesthetasc; aggressive behaviour; American lobster; chemoreceptor; Homarus americanus; moulting hormone; pheromone; steroid

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; HORMONE; LOBSTER; PHEROMONE; STEROID;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 44349152325     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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