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Abstract
Individual crayfish (Orconectes virilis) were tested for responses to water containing conspecific individuals of several sex-status categories. Isolated males did not react to "self" water but did show aggressive postures while isolated, nonself male water was introduced. Males' responses to female water was different from responses to male water. Water from aggressing males elicited fewer agonistic postures and more "neutral" postures. Females showed little difference in response to waters from different categories of conspecifics.Entities:
Year: 1985 PMID: 24309845 DOI: 10.1007/BF00988201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chem Ecol ISSN: 0098-0331 Impact factor: 2.626