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Visually mediated species recognition in the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi
Mating signals are often directed at numerous senses, and provide information about species identity, gender, receptiveness, individual identity and mate quality. Male fiddler... -
The use of claw colour and pattern for species recognition in the fiddler...
In the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi, males attract females to their burrows by waving their enlarged yellow claw. Colour is clearly involved in species recognition in U.... -
The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice
The walking legs, carapaces and chelae of ocypodid crabs, particularly the well-studied fiddler crabs, are often brilliantly coloured. However, despite this array of colours...