Influence of conspecific and heterospecific aggregation cues and alarm odors on shelter choice by syntopic spiny lobsters

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-190

  Briones Fourzán, Patricia ^a   Ramírez Zaldívar, Eunice ^a   Lozano Álvarez, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LOBSTER; SHELTER;

LOBSTER; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 54349095216     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25470699     Document Type: Article

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