Assessment of predation risk through conspecific alarm odors by spiny lobsters: How much is too much?

Communicative and Integrative Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-304

  Briones Fourzán, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alarm odors; Antipredator behavior; Panulirus argus; Panulirus guttatus; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS; PANULIRUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 69249120299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19420889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cib.2.4.8221     Document Type: Article

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