Spiny lobsters detect conspecific blood-borne alarm cues exclusively through olfactory sensilla

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2600-2608

  Shabani, Shkelzen ^a   Kamio, Michiya ^a   Derby, Charles D ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Crustacea; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; HEMOLYMPH; HISTOLOGY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PALINURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; HEMOLYMPH; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PALINURIDAE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS; PANULIRUS INTERRUPTUS;

EID: 52649176529     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016667     Document Type: Article

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