Maintenance of dominance is mediated by urinary chemical signals in male European lobsters, Homarus gammarus
(2009)
Journal Article
Skog, M., Chandrapavan, A., Hallberg, E., & Breithaupt, T. (2009). Maintenance of dominance is mediated by urinary chemical signals in male European lobsters, Homarus gammarus. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 42(2), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/10236240902833729
We studied the relevance of urine cues in Homarus gammarus dominance maintenance, hypothesising that urinary signals are necessary to mediate recognition of former opponents. Males in size-matched pairs interacted on two consecutive days with or with... Read More about Maintenance of dominance is mediated by urinary chemical signals in male European lobsters, Homarus gammarus.