Hermit crab response to a visual threat is sensitive to looming cues
Prior work in our lab has shown that an expanding image on a computer screen elicits a hiding response in the Caribbean terrestrial hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus). We conducted two experiments to identify what properties of the expanding stimulus contribute to its effectiveness as a visual threat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-11-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4058.pdf |