Two new hermit crab species of Diogenes (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from Atlanto‐Mediterranean coasts of Iberian Peninsula: Poleward migrants or merely overlooked indigenous species?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8844
Abstract: Abstract A new hermit crab species of the genus Diogenes with reddish‐orange cheliped, Diogenes erythromanus sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on specimens from the Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula, southern Spain. In… read more here.
Keywords: crab species; erythromanus nov; new hermit; hermit crab ... See more keywords
Multi-scale design of the chela of the hermit crab Coenobita brevimanus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.04.012
Abstract: The chela of the hermit crab protects its body against the attack from predators. Yet, a deep understanding of this mechanical defense is still lacking. Here, we investigate the chela of hermit crab, Coenobita brevimanus,… read more here.
Keywords: coenobita brevimanus; chela hermit; hermit crab; crab coenobita ... See more keywords
A non-selective serotonin antagonist promotes rapid habituation in the terrestrial hermit crab
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.09.008
Abstract: Research has indicated that serotonin (5-HT) modulates non-associative learning in a variety of invertebrate species. Recent work has demonstrated that the terrestrial hermit crab is a suitable animal model for non-associative learning phenomena, including habituation,… read more here.
Keywords: terrestrial hermit; habituation; hermit crab; non selective ... See more keywords
A new Early Cretaceous pylochelid hermit crab from Slovenia suggests that Trizochelinae (Decapoda, Paguroidea) may also be linked to the Mesozoic Marine Revolution
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DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2024.53
Abstract: Abstract A new pylochelid hermit crab, Cretatrizocheles rodfeldmanni new species, is recorded from a Lower Cretaceous (Aptian/Albian) olistolith reefal limestone block near the village of Velika Strmica, southeast Slovenia. It adds to the fossil record… read more here.
Keywords: may also; hermit crab; pylochelid hermit; mesozoic marine ... See more keywords
Chromosome-level assembly for the complex genome of land hermit crab Coenobita brevimanus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-04031-3
Abstract: Land hermit crabs are a group of shell-carrying crabs that have evolved remarkable terrestrial adaptations in behavior, morphology, physiology, and biochemistry. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying these adaptations remain unclear. In addition, usually it is… read more here.
Keywords: hermit crab; land hermit; land; genome ... See more keywords
Atopia: writer as hermit crab
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DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2020.1837184
Abstract: ABSTRACT Teresa Dovey once advocated that writers inhabit genres and forms and ideological positions as hermit crabs inhabit shells. In this paper, I position the writer as ‘hermit crab’ suggesting a position of displacement that… read more here.
Keywords: atopia writer; writer hermit; writer; hermit crab ... See more keywords
The colour of combat: How subtleties of resource value alter the effects of fighting ability in hermit crab contests
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DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoaf046
Abstract: During contests over resources, the intensity of fighting and the outcome is often influenced by an interaction between the difference between opponents in the fighting abilities (resource holding potential, RHP) and the difference in how… read more here.
Keywords: value; hermit crab; effects fighting; resource value ... See more keywords
Shell abandonment by a hermit crab is an effective antipredator behavior against a portunid crab
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DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13255
Abstract: When hermit crabs recognize the risk of predation, they generally hide inside their shells or flee from the area, and little is known about their escape behaviors after being captured by a predator. We discovered… read more here.
Keywords: shell; hermit crab; predator; crab ... See more keywords
The right choice: predation pressure drives shell selection decisions in the hermit crab Calcinus californiensis
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0023
Abstract: Several prey species use refuges to avoid predation. Prey need to abandon and shift between refuges. However, during such shifting, prey can be vulnerable to predators. We hypothesize that predator presence may induce prey to… read more here.
Keywords: predator; crab; calcinus californiensis; hermit crab ... See more keywords
A new species of the hermit crab genus Diogenes Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from shallow coastal waters in Japan.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.6.4
Abstract: A new species of diogenid hermit crab, Diogenes minimus, is described and illustrated on the basis of material from shallow subtidal waters (5-19 m) in central Japan. It appears close to D. holthuisi Asakura Tachikawa,… read more here.
Keywords: genus diogenes; new species; hermit crab; species hermit ... See more keywords
Diogenes matabiru, a new species of hermit crab from Lombok Island, Indonesia (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.4.7
Abstract: A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes matabiru, is described and illustrated on the basis of the specimens collected from mangrove environment in the eastern Lombok Island, Indonesia. This new species is related to D.… read more here.
Keywords: diogenes matabiru; hermit crab; species hermit; new species ... See more keywords