Orientation and food search behaviour of a deep sea lobster in turbulent versus laminar odour plumes

Orientation and food search behaviour of a deep sea lobster in turbulent versus laminar odour plumes

Abstract New Zealand scampi (Metanephrops challengeri) is a commercially important deep-water lobster species that is caught by bottom trawling on areas of muddy seafloor on the continental shelf below 300 m. Efforts are being made to develop lower impact potting methods to harvest scampi, however,...

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Main Authors: Robert Major, Andrew Jeffs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Helgoland Marine Research
Subjects:
Orientation
Metanephrops challengeri
Foraging behaviour
Chemically-mediated food search behaviour
Chemoreception
Behavioural assay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-017-0489-8

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