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Booklet development based on research identification of fiddler crab (Uca spp.) diversity in mangrove ecosystem [PDF]
JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2018 The purpose of this development study is to develop research-based booklet for the identification of fiddler crab (Uca spp.) diversity. Some people do not yet know the ecological benefits of fiddler crabs.
Ajizatunnisa Ajizatunnisa +3 more
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Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2023 This paper aims to provide information about the behavior and diet composition of fiddler crabs. The large percentage of sediments present in the stomach of fiddler crabs proves that fiddler crabs play an important role in aerating the soil, which would
Ivy M. Nallos, Edison D. Macusi
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Behavioral Patterns and Benefits of Fiddler Crab (Uca pugnax) for Mangrove Plants in Kuala Langsa
Biosfer: Jurnal Tadris Biologi, 2022 This research aims to discover the behavior patterns and benefits of the Fiddler Crab (Uca pugnax). This study was carried out in the Kuala Langsa Mangrove Forest Area, Aceh Province, between May and June 2022.
Jariati Khaira +5 more
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A spatially explicit model of synchronization in fiddler crab waving displays. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Fiddler crabs (Uca spp., Decapoda: Ocypodidae) are commonly found forming large aggregations in intertidal zones, where they perform rhythmic waving displays with their greatly enlarged claws.
Sabrina Borges Lino Araujo +3 more
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Coastal woody encroachment reduces food quality for basal consumers
Ecosphere, 2021 Woody plant encroachment (the replacement of grasses and forbs by woody shrubs and trees) is reshaping communities in both terrestrial and coastal environments, but little is known about its effects on basal consumers.
Janelle A. Goeke, Anna R. Armitage
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Interaction between path integration and visual orientation during the homing run of fiddler crabs [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Foraging fiddler crabs form a strict spatial relationship between their current positions and burrows, allowing them to run directly back to their burrows when startled even without visual contacts.
Hisashi Murakami +2 more
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An illustrated key to the fiddler crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) from the Atlantic coast of Brazil [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Fiddler crabs are one of the most notable animal groups in Brazilian estuarine environments, due to their high density and characteristic waving of males. An illustrated key to the ten species recorded as far in the country is provided using only clearly
Setuko Masunari +2 more
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Marine Drugs, 2023 Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and its analogues are naturally occurring toxins historically responsible for human poisoning fatalities in Eastern Asia. It is typically linked to the consumption of pufferfish and, to a lesser extent, marine gastropods and crabs.
Sandra Lage +3 more
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Colouration and colour changes of the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis: a descriptive study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Colour changes in animals may be triggered by a variety of social and environmental factors and may occur over a matter of seconds or months. Crustaceans, like fiddler crabs (genus Uca), are particularly adept at changing their colour and have been the ...
Tanya Detto +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 As animals execute essential behaviors like foraging, they must orient with respect to the space around them, requiring some neural/behavioral mechanism for spatial navigation.
Ruma Chatterji, John E. Layne
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