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Interpreting odours in hermit crabs: A comparative study (2010)
Journal Article
Tricarico, E., Breithaupt, T., & Gherardi, F. (2011). Interpreting odours in hermit crabs: A comparative study. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 91(2), 211-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.039

Odours of different sources can indicate to hermit crabs the availability of empty shells, crucial resources for the life cycle of almost all of them. Here, we compared Clibanarius erythropus and Pagurus bernhardus for the intensity of investigative... Read More about Interpreting odours in hermit crabs: A comparative study.

To signal or not to signal? Chemical communication by urine-borne signals mirrors sexual conflict in crayfish (2010)
Journal Article
Berry, F. C., & Breithaupt, T. (2010). To signal or not to signal? Chemical communication by urine-borne signals mirrors sexual conflict in crayfish. BMC biology, 8, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-25

Background: Sexual selection theory predicts that females, being the limiting sex, invest less in courtship signals than males. However, when chemical signals are involved it is often the female that initiates mating by producing stimuli that inform... Read More about To signal or not to signal? Chemical communication by urine-borne signals mirrors sexual conflict in crayfish.