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Shoreline oiling effects and recovery of salt marsh macroinvertebrates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Salt marshes in northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA were oiled, sometimes heavily, in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Previous studies indicate that fiddler crabs (in the genus Uca) and the salt marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata)
Donald R. Deis +5 more
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INTRAGENERIC PREDATION BY FIDDLER CRABS IN SOUTH CAROLINA [PDF]
Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2002 In South Carolina, two species of fiddler crab, Uca pugilator and U. pugnax, often feed in droves on the sand flats of smooth cordgrass salt marshes. Another fiddler crab, U. minax, does not drove, but large males of this species occasionally move onto sand flats and prey on members of the other smaller species.
Ann E. Pratt +2 more
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Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Benthic microalgal (BMA) communities contribute significantly to food webs, nutrient cycling, and carbon flows in intertidal habitats. However, the contribution of BMA to saltmarsh carbon stocks (“blue carbon”) is unclear. BMA and sediment total organic carbon (TOC) stocks were measured in an east coast American Atlantic saltmarsh, revealing ...
Graham J. C. Underwood +4 more
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Advanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 51, December 23, 2025.Biological and biologically‐inspired functional nanostructures with structural, thermal, optical, and sensing applications are reviewed. The role of nanoscale features in biological materials on performance is described, and their blueprints are used for bio‐inspired nanomaterials, synthesized using advanced techniques (i.e., photolithography, bio ...
Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung +15 more
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Synchronous waving in fiddler crabs: a review [PDF]
Current Zoology, 2018 Many animals that use acoustic communication synchronize their mate attraction signals: individuals precisely time their calls to overlap those of their neighbors. In contrast, synchrony in the mate attraction displays of species with visual/motion-based signals is rare. It has only been documented in five species of fiddler crabs.
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Comparing the Development and Viability of Horseshoe Crab Eggs Laid in Beach and Salt Marsh Habitats
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.Recent research has found that horseshoe crabs spawn regularly in salt marshes. However, it remained unclear if eggs laid in salt marsh sediments are viable. In this study, we show that eggs laid in salt marsh habitats develop similarly to those laid in beach habitats, suggesting that salt marshes are viable spawning habitats for horseshoe crabs ...
Daniel A. Sasson +6 more
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Fiddlers on the roof: elevation muddles mate choice in fiddler crabs [PDF]
Behavioral Ecology, 2014 Biological signaling usually occurs in complex environments, yet signals are most often studied in controlled experiments that strip away this complexity. Male fiddler crabs possess one enlarged claw that is waved during courtship displays, and females preferentially respond to larger claws and faster waves.
Holman, Luke +2 more
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 12, Page 2797-2806, December 2025.Abstract Measuring cardiac frequency provides a non‐invasive approach to quantifying sublethal stress responses of invertebrates to environmental stressors, such as heat stress. Existing cardiac monitoring methods rely on limited‐performance hardware, and data processing is still largely manual or semi‐automated.
Fernando P. Lima +4 more
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Close encounters of the friendly kind: pacific between‐group interactions in primates
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2257-2284, December 2025.ABSTRACT While intergroup conflict features prominently in the behavioural ecology literature, its antonym, intergroup peace, has been a rather neglected phenomenon until recently. Neighbourly relations and affiliative interactions are far from uncommon.
Cyril C. Grueter, Luca Pozzi
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Sedimentology, Volume 72, Issue 7, Page 2201-2238, December 2025.ABSTRACT Invertebrate burrow morphologies and distributions are presented for the tidal flats of the middle and lower reaches of the tide‐influenced (mesotidal), mud‐dominated Mira River estuary (SW Portugal) as an analogue for interpreting the ichnology of palaeoestuarine successions.
Alina Shchepetkina +5 more
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