Neighbour density, body size and anti-predator hiding time in the New Zealand mud-crab Austrohelice crassa

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 691-694

  Guerra Bobo, M ^a   Brough, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anti predator behaviour; body size; hiding duration; mud crabs; neighbour density

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY SIZE; BURROW; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; CRAB; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

NEW ZEALAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 80055061760     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410001049     Document Type: Article

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