Fighting behaviour and the role of urinary signals in dominance assessment of Norway lobsters, Nephrops norvegicus

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1447-1464

  Katoh, Emi ^a   Johnson, Magnus ^a   Breithaupt, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical signals; Decapod crustacean; Dominance fights; Nephrops norvegicus; Norway lobster; Urine

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 53549086676     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785765917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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