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Article: Role of mechanosensory stimuli in intraspecific agonistic encounters of the snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis).
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- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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Introduction
Agonistic encounters in competition for space, shelter, and access to mates or food are very common in crustaceans and have been studied extensively in different orders and families (Dingle, 1983; Hyatt, 1983) such as mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda; Caldwell and Dingle, 1975), freshwater prawns (Palaemonidae; Barki et al., 1991), lobsters (Homaridae; Huber and Kravitz, 1995), crayfish (Astacidae, Cambaridae and Parastacidae; Copp, 1986; Soderback, 1991; Pavey and Fielder, 1996), and hermit crabs (Paguridae; Elwood and Neil 1992). Snapping shrimp differ from these crustaceans by having the ability to produce a rapid water jet, which is used in ...