Social context of shell acquisition in Coenobita clypeatus hermit crabs

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 639-646

  Rotjan, Randi D ^a,b   Chabot, Jeffrey R ^c   Lewis, Sara M ^d  

^a Research Department   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; NETLOGO; Resource acquisition; Shell crowding; Shell fit; Shelter based vacancy chain; Social behavior; Vacancy chains

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CRAB; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOURCE USE; SHELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; COENOBITA CLYPEATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 77951115857     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq027     Document Type: Article

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