Context-dependent use of visual cues in the shell selection behaviour of the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104414
Abstract: Animals avoid predator attack in different ways; some carry defensive structures to reduce predation, with the classic example being hermit crabs and their use of a mollusc shell as a portable refugium. During shell selection,… read more here.
Keywords: preference; shell selection; hermit; visual cues ... See more keywords
The Effect of Photoperiod on the Orientation and Shell Selection Behavior of the Persian Gulf Hermit Crab, Diogenes avarus (Heller, 1865)
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DOI: 10.29252/joc.9.33.13
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the orientation and shell selection behavior of hermit crab Diogenes avarus under different photoperiod situations (6L: 18D, 12L: 12D, 18L: 6D) after 48 hours. The results showed… read more here.
Keywords: hermit crab; behavior; shell selection; orientation ... See more keywords