Crayfish females eavesdrop on fighting males and use smell and sight to recognize the identity of the winner

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-269

  Aquiloni, Laura ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

bimodal communication; crayfish social eavesdropping; individual recognition; invertebrate; mate choice; Procambarus clarkii

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; CRAYFISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MATE CHOICE; PARADIGM SHIFT;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 74649085092     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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