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Experiments with claw models explain the function of the waving display of Ilyoplax pusilla (Brachyura: Dotillidae)

Males of the dotillid crab, Ilyoplax pusilla, perform waving displays during the reproductive season. Unlike many fiddler crabs (genus Uca), however, the function of the waving display is unclear for this species. Experiments using waving and static claw models over short (10 cm) and long (25 cm) di...

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Autores principales: Izumi, Daichi, Kawano, Yoko, Henmi, Yasuhisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10164-015-0438-4

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