The neural basis of dominance hierarchy formation in crayfish.
Fifty years of study of the nervous system and behavior of crayfish have revealed neural circuits for movements that are similar to those seen during formation of a dominance hierarchy. Given this background, it is of interest to ask what is understood about the neural substrates of dominance hierarchy formation. Here we will consider the social behavior that crayfish display in the wild and in the laboratory, and its relationship to movements released by activation of specific neural circuits. We will consider how these movements might be knit together to produce the behavior patterns that are characteristic of dominant and subordinate animals.
Edwards
Donald H
DH
Department of Biology and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4010, USA. biodhe@langate.gsu.edu
Issa
Fadi A
FA
Herberholz
Jens
J
D000378:Agonistic Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003400:Astacoidea / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D012930:Social Dominance