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Crustaceans exhibit a remarkable repertoire of behavioral patterns. The swiftness of locomotion of the ghost crab Ocypode, the ballistic strike of the stomatopod Squilla, the richness of movements during agonistic and courtship displays—all indicate the operation of fine mechanisms for motor control. The timidity of the freshly molted, the aggressiveness consecutive to starvation or when brooding eggs, and the daily and seasonal rhythms of locomotor activity and responsiveness to environmental stimuli are suggestive of long-term mechanisms modulating behavior. Behavioral changes can also result from experience.
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Kennedy D, Davis WJ (1977): Organization of invertebrate motor systems. In: Handbook of Physiology, Section I, voll, Pt 2. Kandel ER, ed. Bethesda: American Physiological Society, pp 1023–1087.
Sandeman DC, Atwood HL, eds (1982): The Biology of Crustacea, vol 4. New York: Academic Press.
Wiersma CAG, Roach JLM (1977): Principles in the organization of invertebrate sensory systems. In: Handbook of Physiology, Section I, Vol I, Pt 2. Kandel ER, ed. Bethesda: American Physiological Society, pp 1089–1135.
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Aréchiga, H. (1988). Crustacean Nervous System Control of Behavior. In: Comparative Neuroscience and Neurobiology. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6776-3_11
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