Assessment of predation risk through conspecific alarm odors by spiny lobsters <subtitle>How much is too much?</subtitle>
Strong “alarm odors” emanating from lethally injured conspecifics may indicate an imminent risk of predation to spiny lobsters. In laboratory trials,1 strong conspecific alarm odors elicited avoidance in Panulirus argus, a highly gregarious species that displays collective defense behavior, but not...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.4161/cib.2.4.8221 |