Male fiddler crabs compete for access to mates mainly by displaying an enlarged claw. One cost of this large claw is presumed to be higher exposure to predators. The fiddler crab Uca uruguayensis is used as a food source by several Neotropical migratory shorebirds. We investigated whether crab density and male claw-waving behaviour increase predation by shorebirds. The sex ratio of crabs on the surface was strongly male biased. Male crabs showed a daily succession of feeding–waving–feeding activities and their dry mass at the site decreased with a high density of crabs, suggesting stronger male–male competition than at sites with a low density of crabs. Sex-specific predation varied according to shorebird species. The Ruddy Turnstone (Arena...
Previous studies on intra-specific interactions among green shore crabs have been undertaken in very...
Males of many species defend resources to attract females. Surprisingly, defense of multiple female ...
During our ecology course in the Galápagos Islands (2019), we became curious about the feeding patte...
Male fiddler crabs have one of their feeding claws greatly enlarged, which may comprise up to 40% o...
Fiddler crabs show two different mating modes: either females search and crabs mate underground in m...
For a full understanding of prey availability, it is necessary to study risk-taking behaviour of the...
For a full understanding of prey availability, it is necessary to study risk-taking behaviour of the...
The intertidal crabs Chasmagnathus granulatus and Cyrtograpsus angulatus coexists across the SW Atla...
Fiddler crab females have two small feeding claws while males have only one; the other is enlarged a...
In organisms using a wide variety of refuges, both the cost and benefits to the users might be refug...
How do females select a mate when they have mating preferences for multiple male traits? In experime...
Similar to many other species of fiddler crabs, the interactions of Uca tangeri are influenced by 2...
Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) comprise a group of cosmopolitan subspecies that make use ...
The burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulatus is an important bioturbator that generates dense burrow ...
The interplay between a receiver’s sensory system and a sender’s courtship signals is fundamental t...
Previous studies on intra-specific interactions among green shore crabs have been undertaken in very...
Males of many species defend resources to attract females. Surprisingly, defense of multiple female ...
During our ecology course in the Galápagos Islands (2019), we became curious about the feeding patte...
Male fiddler crabs have one of their feeding claws greatly enlarged, which may comprise up to 40% o...
Fiddler crabs show two different mating modes: either females search and crabs mate underground in m...
For a full understanding of prey availability, it is necessary to study risk-taking behaviour of the...
For a full understanding of prey availability, it is necessary to study risk-taking behaviour of the...
The intertidal crabs Chasmagnathus granulatus and Cyrtograpsus angulatus coexists across the SW Atla...
Fiddler crab females have two small feeding claws while males have only one; the other is enlarged a...
In organisms using a wide variety of refuges, both the cost and benefits to the users might be refug...
How do females select a mate when they have mating preferences for multiple male traits? In experime...
Similar to many other species of fiddler crabs, the interactions of Uca tangeri are influenced by 2...
Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) comprise a group of cosmopolitan subspecies that make use ...
The burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulatus is an important bioturbator that generates dense burrow ...
The interplay between a receiver’s sensory system and a sender’s courtship signals is fundamental t...
Previous studies on intra-specific interactions among green shore crabs have been undertaken in very...
Males of many species defend resources to attract females. Surprisingly, defense of multiple female ...
During our ecology course in the Galápagos Islands (2019), we became curious about the feeding patte...