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Sex, size and colour in a semi-terrestrial crab, Heloecius cordiformis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)

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Detto, Tanya; Zeil, Jochen; Magrath, Robert D; Hunt, Sarah

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We investigated the relationship between sex, size and colour in the little studied Australian endemic semaphore crab, Heloecius cordiformis, and related it to the crabs' social system with the aim of identifying the potential signalling function of claw

dc.contributor.authorDetto, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorZeil, Jochen
dc.contributor.authorMagrath, Robert D
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:41:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:41:08Z
dc.identifier.issn0022-0981
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/78374
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the relationship between sex, size and colour in the little studied Australian endemic semaphore crab, Heloecius cordiformis, and related it to the crabs' social system with the aim of identifying the potential signalling function of claw
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
dc.subjectKeywords: body size; color; crab; display behavior; morphometry; sex-related difference; signaling; social behavior; Australasia; Australia; Crustacea; Decapoda (Crustacea); Heloecius; Heloecius cordiformis; Ocypodidae Body colours; Crustacea; Heloecius; Morphometrics; Ocypodidae
dc.titleSex, size and colour in a semi-terrestrial crab, Heloecius cordiformis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume302
dc.date.issued2004
local.identifier.absfor060205 - Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub7026
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationDetto, Tanya, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationZeil, Jochen, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMagrath, Robert D, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHunt, Sarah, University of Bristol
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage15
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jembe.2003.09.023
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T09:59:45Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-1842844455
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