The male blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, uses both chromatic and achromatic cues during mate choice

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1184-1191

  Baldwin, Jamie ^a   Johnsen, Sönke ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Color vision; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRACHYURA; COLOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR; CUES; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PIGMENTATION;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS;

EID: 84858674834     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.067512     Document Type: Article

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