Effects of Water Temperature and Housing Conditions upon the Aggressive Behavior of the Lobster Homarus americanus

1 May 1975

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada

Vol. 32 (5) , 713-717
https://doi.org/10.1139/f75-092

Abstract

Lobsters are more aggressive at 10 C than at 5 C. At 10 C, animals housed communally, and those in physical isolation with visual contact, are less aggressive in a test situation than lobsters housed with no physical or visual contact.

Keywords

BEHAVIOR
HOUSED
HOMARUS
ANIMALS
AMERICANUS
HOUSING CONDITIONS
WATER TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE AND HOUSING
LOBSTER

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