Experimental evidence for homing in the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn , Issue 380-381, 2006, Pages 1145-1153

  Barbaresi, S ^a   Gherardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Procambarus clarkii; Red swamp crayfish; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 77957983142     PISSN: 12976318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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