The detection of infochemicals is crucial for the survival and reproductive success of crayfish. Chemicals released by potential prey organism can inform a crayfish about the presence and location of food (section ‘Foraging behaviour’). Excretory products of a predator or body fluids set free during a predation event alarm the crayfish and may trigger fight or flight responses (section ‘Predator detection’). Pheromones originating from conspecifics carry information about aggressive state or vulnerability of a competitor (dominance pheromones; section ‘Fighting in Social behaviour’).
Chemical Ecology of crayfish / BEITHAUPT THOMAS, GHERARDI FRANCESCA, AQUILONI LAURA, TRICARICO ELENA. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 132-170.
Chemical Ecology of crayfish
GHERARDI FRANCESCA;AQUILONI LAURA;TRICARICO ELENA
2016
Abstract
The detection of infochemicals is crucial for the survival and reproductive success of crayfish. Chemicals released by potential prey organism can inform a crayfish about the presence and location of food (section ‘Foraging behaviour’). Excretory products of a predator or body fluids set free during a predation event alarm the crayfish and may trigger fight or flight responses (section ‘Predator detection’). Pheromones originating from conspecifics carry information about aggressive state or vulnerability of a competitor (dominance pheromones; section ‘Fighting in Social behaviour’).
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