Fiddler crabs and their above-ground sedimentary structures: a review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10164-020-00647-1
Abstract: Fiddler crabs are abundant, semi-terrestrial crustaceans inhabiting tropical, subtropical and warm temperate coasts worldwide. Some species build above-ground sedimentary structures at or near the opening to their burrows. The functions and shapes of these constructions… read more here.
Keywords: sedimentary structures; ground sedimentary; fiddler crabs;
Faster male displays and less complex choice are more attractive to female fiddler crabs as they reduce search costs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.12.008
Abstract: Females that quickly and accurately locate and assess males can reduce their risks of predation, dehydration and heat stress while mate searching. Here we measured the accuracy and time it took female fiddler crabs, Uca… read more here.
Keywords: fiddler crabs; female fiddler; choice; search costs ... See more keywords
Geographical variation in osmoregulatory abilities among populations of ten species of fiddler crabs from the Atlantic coast of Brazil: A macrophysiological analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2017.07.007
Abstract: Abstract Geographical variation is often the earliest stage leading to divergence and speciation. Osmoregulatory ability was assessed in 64 populations of 10 species of semi-terrestrial fiddler crabs along the Atlantic coast of Brazil between Amapa… read more here.
Keywords: variation; among populations; geographical variation; atlantic coast ... See more keywords
Territorial defense in a network: audiences only matter to male fiddler crabs primed for confrontation
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary169
Abstract: 11 12 Territorial contests often occur in the presence of conspecifics not directly involved in the 13 interaction. Actors may alter their behaviour in the presence of this audience, an ‘audience 14 effect’, and audiences… read more here.
Keywords: fiddler crabs; territorial defense; audience; interaction ... See more keywords
Robotic crabs reveal that female fiddler crabs are sensitive to changes in male display rate
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0695
Abstract: Males often produce dynamic, repetitive courtship displays that can be demanding to perform and might advertise male quality to females. A key feature of demanding displays is that they can change in intensity: escalating as… read more here.
Keywords: female fiddler; display; crabs; fiddler crabs ... See more keywords
Interaction between path integration and visual orientation during the homing run of fiddler crabs
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170954
Abstract: Foraging fiddler crabs form a strict spatial relationship between their current positions and burrows, allowing them to run directly back to their burrows when startled even without visual contacts. Path integration (PI), the underlying mechanism,… read more here.
Keywords: orientation homing; fiddler; visual orientation; fiddler crabs ... See more keywords
Diversity and Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) in Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2022.61-66
Abstract: Based on recently collected material and records in the literature, 14 species of fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Ocypodidae: Gelasiminae) are reported from Vietnam. DNA barcoding analyses using the mitochondrial gene COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I)… read more here.
Keywords: diversity distribution; crabs crustacea; bott 1973; fiddler crabs ... See more keywords