Defensive strategies of European spiny lobster Palinurus elephas during predator attack

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 423, Issue , 2011, Pages 143-154

  Buscaino, G ^a   Filiciotto, F ^a   Gristina, M ^a   Buffa, G ^a   Bellante, A ^a   Maccarrone, V ^a   Patti, B ^a   Mazzola, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipredatory strategies; Behaviour; Common octopus; European conger eel; European spiny lobster

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CEPHALOPOD; CRUSTACEAN; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TELEOST; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EUROPE;

CONGRIDAE; LOBSTER; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; PALINURUS ELEPHAS; PALINURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79951593578     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08957     Document Type: Article

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