Shelter Selection by Spiny Lobster Under Variable Predation Risk, Social Conditions, and Shelter Size
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Behavioral responses to variable predation risk in the California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
Shelter dwelling and gregariousness are behavioral strategies used by benthic marine organisms to reduce the risk of predator-induced mortality. For spiny lobsters, the relative and synergistic success of shelter dwelling and aggregation in reducing mortality may vary with the perceived risk of predation as well as the availability and size distribution of conspecifics and shelters. We tested h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0012-9658
DOI: 10.2307/1940175