Thermal constraints on microhabitat selection and mating opportunities
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Munguia, Pablo; Backwell, Patricia; Darnell, M. Zachary
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Hot tropical environments constrain ectotherm mating opportunities when mate selection occurs on the surface. Thus, microhabitats and refugia can become a qualitative trait in mate selection. In fiddler crabs, the enlarged claw of males can act as a heat sink, which becomes advantageous when surface temperatures reach 50 °C during the day and crabs are actively seeking to mate. Uca mjoebergi females prefer male burrows found in the shade; therefore, we investigated the thermal constraints...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2017 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/250493 |
Source: | Animal Behaviour |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.004 |
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