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Does Size Matter? The Case of the Courtship Pyramids in Red Sea Ghost Crabs (Ocypode saratan)
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Male ghost crabs (Ocypode spp.) are known to build sand structures near the entrance to their burrows. It has always been assumed that the structure played a role in sexual selection and mate attraction. We hypothesized that the larger males would make relatively larger pyramids in o...
Autores principales: | Yosef, Reuven, Korkos, Michal, Kosicki, Jakub Z. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944314 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123541 |
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