Indirect female choice mediated by sex pheromones in the hermit crab Pagurus filholi

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-329

  Okamura, Saori ^a   Goshima, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coercive mate guarding; Hermit crab; Indirect mate choice; Male male competition; Sex pheromones

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PAGURUS FILHOLI;

EID: 77952428523     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0188-2     Document Type: Article

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