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When juvenile lobsters (Homarus americanus) were held in pairs from one molt to the next, the dominant animal always molted first. Activity levels, size, and the availability of shelter and food are related to dominance rank. Immediately after molting the dominance status reversed; the previously dominant lobster usually regained its status several days later.
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Cobb et al. (1975) studied this question.
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