Spiny lobsters are known to be social animals that often share crevice shelters. However, den sharing is far from obligatory. On average only one-half of all juvenile lobsters in Florida Bay are sharing shelters at any time. What are the factors that determine who will and will not share shelters with one another? This is the question we are studying for our current research project in the Florida Keys.
We are staying at the Keys Marine Laboratory in Long Key, FL for the next month and will we post updates as we can during our time out of the water.
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