Coenobita compressus, more commonly known as the Ecuadorian hermit crab, can be found across the pacific coast of Costa Rica. If you go to a beach along this coast, you often see these crabs walking around in all directions without clear aim. In my study, I examined the reasons for these crabs’ movement, and hypothesized that they were motivated by food, water, shells, and sun avoidance. I offered crabs shells and food and monitored their behavior before and after. If the hermit crabs’ movement was motivated after I provided them with said food or shells, and their movement should slow or stop. I indeed found that this was the case, and that crabs were motivated to move by the desire for shells and food. I also noted the crabs’ sun avoidanc...
Many aquatic invertebrates alter their behaviour in response to chemical stimuli from predators. Les...
The hermit crab Pagurus acadianus (Benedict) possesses two major defences against mobile aquatic pre...
Direct effects of predation have been widely recognized as important in affecting prey population dy...
Coenobita compressus, more commonly known as the Ecuadorian hermit crab, can be found across the pac...
Many mobile animals migrate because of the different benefits provided by different localities in ti...
Terrestrial hermit crabs play a significant role in coastal ecology. For example, as seed dispersers...
Terrestrial hermit crabs play a significant role in coastal ecology. For example, as seed dispersers...
Terrestrial hermit crabs (Coenobita compressus (H. Milne Edwards)) on Isabel island, Mexico, prefer ...
During our ecology course in the Galápagos Islands (2019), we became curious about the feeding patte...
Coenobita compressus (H. Milne Edwards) walk forward on six legs using an alternating tripod gait si...
Hermit crab behaviour has been widely studied, including aspects related to reproduction, olfactory ...
Prey exposed to predators with different hunting and feeding modes are under different selective pre...
Several prey species use refuges to avoid predation. Prey need to abandon and shift between refuges....
In this dissertation, I examined how motivation and sensory cue perception influence the behavioral ...
The Neotropical hermit crabs’ behaviour is rarely studied, although it is an important tool for the ...
Many aquatic invertebrates alter their behaviour in response to chemical stimuli from predators. Les...
The hermit crab Pagurus acadianus (Benedict) possesses two major defences against mobile aquatic pre...
Direct effects of predation have been widely recognized as important in affecting prey population dy...
Coenobita compressus, more commonly known as the Ecuadorian hermit crab, can be found across the pac...
Many mobile animals migrate because of the different benefits provided by different localities in ti...
Terrestrial hermit crabs play a significant role in coastal ecology. For example, as seed dispersers...
Terrestrial hermit crabs play a significant role in coastal ecology. For example, as seed dispersers...
Terrestrial hermit crabs (Coenobita compressus (H. Milne Edwards)) on Isabel island, Mexico, prefer ...
During our ecology course in the Galápagos Islands (2019), we became curious about the feeding patte...
Coenobita compressus (H. Milne Edwards) walk forward on six legs using an alternating tripod gait si...
Hermit crab behaviour has been widely studied, including aspects related to reproduction, olfactory ...
Prey exposed to predators with different hunting and feeding modes are under different selective pre...
Several prey species use refuges to avoid predation. Prey need to abandon and shift between refuges....
In this dissertation, I examined how motivation and sensory cue perception influence the behavioral ...
The Neotropical hermit crabs’ behaviour is rarely studied, although it is an important tool for the ...
Many aquatic invertebrates alter their behaviour in response to chemical stimuli from predators. Les...
The hermit crab Pagurus acadianus (Benedict) possesses two major defences against mobile aquatic pre...
Direct effects of predation have been widely recognized as important in affecting prey population dy...