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Hermit crabs perceive the extent of their virtual bodies

A flexible body image is required by animals if they are to adapt to body changes and move effectively within a structurally complex environment. Here, we show that terrestrial hermit crabs, Coenobita rugosus, which frequently change shells, can modify walking behaviour, dependent on the shape of th...

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Autores principales: Sonoda, Kohei, Asakura, Akira, Minoura, Mai, Elwood, Robert W., Gunji, Yukio-P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22378741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0085