DOMINANCE HIERARCHIES AND STATUS RECOGNITION IN THE THREATENED CRAYFISH AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS ITALICUS
This study aims at investigating the formation and maintenance of dominance hierarchies in the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius italicus, a threatened species in Italy. To this end, we investigated the behaviour of size-matched pairs of intact males and followed an experimental design compose...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2005-07-01
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| Series: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2005022 |