Past ownership makes crayfish more aggressive

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 575-581

  Tricarico, Elena ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes; Crayfish; Fighting behavior; Past ownership; Shelter

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAYFISH; FIGHTING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; OWNERSHIP; SHELTER;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES;

EID: 77950545730     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0873-8     Document Type: Article

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