Three species of Western Atlantic penaeid shrimps-Penaeus setijerus, P. axtecus, and P. duorarum-were allowed a free choice among five types of substrates in partitioned experimental troughs. The substrates used were beach sand, shell-sand, muddy sand, sandy mud, and loose peat. Each species was tested separately, and each experiment was replicated once. Results of the experiments showed that d...