The control of escape behaviour in, and the histopathology of, the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.)

Nephrops norvegicus, like other lobsters and crayfish, react to threatening stimuli by producing of the tail-flip escape response. This response, which is important in both predator avoidance and capture by trawling, takes the form of repeated flexions and extensions of the abdomen, produced by the...

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Main Author: Field, Robert Henry
Published: University of Glasgow 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319269