
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Berrill, M 
T1  - Aggressive behaviour of post-puerulus larvae of the western rock lobster <I>Panulirus longipes</I> (Milne-Edwards)
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1976
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
SP  - 83
EP  - 88
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9760083 
N2  - Laboratory observations indicate that post-puerulus larvae of P. longipes are gregarious in sharing a variety of sources of protective cover. However, they are also aggressive in their contacts with each other other, especially when competing for limited space or food, and older post-puerulus stages, with longer antennae, dominate younger stages with shorter antennae. The post-puerulus larvae are also capable of sound production, and emit rasp-like sounds during aggressive encounters. Such rasps appear to characterize intraspecific threat rather than antipredatory displays. 
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