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Animal contests and microplastics: evidence of disrupted behaviour in hermit crabs Pagurus bernhardus
Microplastics are ubiquitous in global marine systems and may have negative impacts on a vast range of species. Recently, microplastics were shown to impair shell selection assessments in hermit crabs, an essential behaviour for their survival. Hermit crabs also engage in ‘rapping’ contests over she...
Autores principales: | Cunningham, Eoghan M., Mundye, Amy, Kregting, Louise, Dick, Jaimie T. A., Crump, Andrew, Riddell, Gillian, Arnott, Gareth |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511743/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659782 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211089 |
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