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A farewell to arms: males with regenerated claws fight harder over resources

Date

Authors

Callander, Sophia

Bolton, Jessica

Jennions, Michael

Backwell, Patricia

Publisher

Academic Press

Abstract

Physical strength and resource value are two key determinants of fighting success in most species. We investigated the role that resource value plays in determining fight outcome for a territory centred on a burrow in a fiddler crab, Uca annulipes. Males

Keywords

Keywords: crab; fighting; male; mate choice; reproductive behavior; resource use; shelter; territory; Decapoda (Crustacea); Ocypodidae; Uca; Uca annulipes Claw regeneration; Fiddler crab; Fighting; Mate choice; Resource value; Uca annulipes

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64859

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Animal Behaviour

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.06.017

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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