Natal experience and conspecifics influence the settling behaviour of the juvenile terrestrial isopod armadillidium vulgare

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 661-667

  Robinson, B G ^a,b   Larsen, K W ^a   Kerr, H J ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; DISPERSION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; ISOPOD; JUVENILE; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ISOPODA;

EID: 79961162698     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-030     Document Type: Article

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