The cost of conflict: agonistic encounters influence responses to chemical signals in the European shore crab

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-361

  Fletcher, Nichola ^a   Hardege, Jörg D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; competition; European shore crab; green crab; social hierarchy; synthetic pheromone

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CRUSTACEAN; DOMINANCE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEX PHEROMONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 58349101501     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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