Source and specificity of chemical cues mediating shelter preference of Caribbean spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus).

From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Derby, Charles D.; Horner, Amy J.; Nickles, Scott P.; Weissburg, Marc J. | Copyright information

Caribbean spiny lobsters display a diversity of social behaviors, one of the most prevalent of which is gregarious diurnal sheltering. Previous research has demonstrated that shelter selection is chemically mediated, but the source of release and the identity of the aggregation signal are unknown. In this study, we investigated the source and specificity of the aggregation signal in Caribbean spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. We developed a relatively rapid test of shelter choice in a 5000-1...

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