Hermit crab (Decapoda, Anomura) attraction to dead gastropod baits in an infralittoral algae bank
Hermit crabs use gastropod shells as shelter and are adapted to follow chemical cues released from tissues of dead or injured gastropods as a way to find new and more adequate shells. The species composition, crab size, shell types adequacy and physical condition were compared between attracted indi...
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000200018 |