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Alteration of size perception: serotonin has opposite effects on the aggressiveness of crayfish confronting either a

Julien Bacqué-Cazenave1, Daniel Cattaert1, Jean Paul Delbecque1

  • 1Health and Life Science Department, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, UMR5287, INCIA (Institut des Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine), 146 Rue Leo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France.

The Journal of Experimental Biology
|April 28, 2018
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5-HTAggressionAgonistic contextOpponent perception

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