Maintenance of dominance is mediated by urinary chemical signals in male European lobsters, Homarus gammarus

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-133

  Skog, M ^a   Chandrapavan, A ^b   Hallberg, E ^a   Breithaupt, T ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Western Australian Fisheries   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; Chemical communication; Dominance hierarchy; European lobster; Homarus gammarus; Urine signals

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; LOBSTER; URINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; GAMMARUS; HOMARUS GAMMARUS;

EID: 70449376934     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240902833729     Document Type: Article

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