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Hermit crabs and gastropod survivorship
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 1968A method for determining the survivorship curve of intertidal snails is presented. Recovery of the shells of dead snails by hermit crabs forms the basis for the method. The application of the method in one area and some of the method's limitations are discussed.
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Hermit and Stone Crabs (Paguroidea)
1997Hermit crabs described in this book belong to the families Diogenidae and Paguridae. Their abdomens are soft, spirally curled, and usually concealed within empty gastropod shells held in place by the uropods (ur, fig. 1.3, A), braced againts the shell‚s internal wall. By comparison, the abdomen of Stone Crabs (family Lithodidae) is loosely held beneath
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Social Recognition in Hermit Crabs
2015The types of social recognition shown by hermit crabs are reviewed. Three aspects of hermit crab behavioral ecology that are important in social recognition are discussed. First, movement patterns can increase the probability of repeated interactions between individuals, thus increasing the possibility of social recognition based on past experience ...
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Analysis of repeated signals during shell fights in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 1998Mark Briffa
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