The metabolic cost of carrying a sexually selected trait in the male fiddler crab Uca pugilator
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.163816
Abstract: ABSTRACT Models proposed to explain sexually selected structures assume that these traits are costly. However, studies investigating the impact of such structures on locomotory costs have produced inconsistent results. Male fiddler crabs possess a large… read more here.
Keywords: claw; locomotion; male fiddler; sexually selected ... See more keywords