Testing vacancy chain predictions in Pagurus longicarpus hermit crabs: Does ecological gain and behavioral motivation match environmental context?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 430-431, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-86

  Edquist, Sara K ^a   Rotjan, Randi D ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological dependency; Resource use behavior; Social context; Vacancy chains

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DAMAGE; DECISION MAKING; FITNESS; GASTROPOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOVEMENT; MUDFLAT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; ROCKY SHORE; SHELL; SURVIVAL;

BEVERLY; MASSACHUSETTS; NAHANT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; PAGURUS LONGICARPUS;

EID: 84864050709     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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