Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws

BACKGROUND: Fiddler crabs, genus Uca, are classic examples of how intense sexual selection can produce exaggerated male traits. Throughout the genus the enlarged “major” cheliped (claw) of the male fiddler crab is used both as a signal for attracting females and as a weapon for combat with other mal...

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Autores principales: Swanson, Brook O, George, Matthew N, Anderson, Stuart P, Christy, John H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23855770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-137

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23855770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-137

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