Physiological and whole-body correlates of contest behaviour in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus

dc.contributor.author	Mowles, Sophie Lilian
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Science and Engineering	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-28T14:14:30Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-28T14:14:30Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier	Not available	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/503
dc.description.abstract	The series of experiments that comprise this thesis used shell fights in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus as a model system to address the proximate physiological and whole-organism correlates of contest behaviour. These correlates of fighting ability ranged from the metal ions magnesium (Mg2+) and calcium (Ca2+), through respiratory pigments and muscular proteins to whole-organism performance capacities and behavioural syndromes. This broad-spectrum approach thus allowed the study of a suite of mechanisms which may influence agonistic behaviour and fighting ability.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Plymouth	en_US
dc.title	Physiological and whole-body correlates of contest behaviour in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus	en_US
dc.type	Thesis
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/1553