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Southern Ocean Calcareous Zooplankton Response to Ocean Acidification - Data...
These data have been collected as part of ASAC (AAS) project 3046 on voyage 3 of the Aurora Australis in the 2011-2012 season. Data were collected from a series of RMT Trawls... -
Strand line fauna of beaches on the east coast of Tasmania
Sandy beaches on Tasmania's east coast, from Catamaran to Cape Portland, were sampled between September 1994 and June 1995. At each of 120 sites the strandline fauna was sampled... -
Fauna of rock platforms on the east coast of Tasmania and Flinders Island
Rock Platforms on Tasmania's east coast, Flinders Island, and the north coast as far west as Port Sorell, were surveyed between December 1995 and September 1996. At each of 51... -
Strand line fauna of beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania,...
Sandy beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, and on Flinders and King Islands were sample between October 1996 and August 1997. At each of 102 sites the strandline... -
Visually mediated species recognition in the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi
Australian National University
Mating signals are often directed at numerous senses, and provide information about species identity, gender, receptiveness, individual identity and mate quality. Male fiddler... -
Visually mediated neighbour recognition in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
Mating signals are often directed at numerous senses, and provide information about species identity, gender, receptiveness, individual identity and mate quality. Given the... -
The use of claw colour and pattern for species recognition in the fiddler...
Australian National University
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
Australian National University
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... -
The epibenthic fauna of seagrass beds and bare sand in Princess Royal...
School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University (CSU)
A short-term sampling programme in Princess Royal Harbour aimed to compare the mobile macrofauna of a shallow eutrophic seagrass habitat (Posidonia australis) with an adjacent... -
Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis: The response of paired...
Australian National University
A unique relationship exists between neighbouring males and females in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis. This experiment was designed to determine if males and females are... -
Size-assortative pairing in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
A unique relationship exists between neighbouring males and females in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis. This experiment was designed to examine whether the nearest female or... -
Sex ratio and distribution within a large population of the fiddler crab Uca...
Australian National University
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether females may be a limited resource within a population of Uca capricornis. The experiment was part of a larger study... -
Rapid colour changes associated with the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
Australian National University
The purpose of this experiment was to quantitatively examine the rapid colour changes associated with the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the East... -
Quantifying colour patterns on the black carapace of the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
Fiddler crabs are often spectacularly coloured and capable of dramatic colour changes. While the adaptive significance of variation resulting from short- or long-term colour... -
Parent Record: Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Australian National University
Fiddler crabs are not generally considered subjects for the study of monogamy as they tend to live in dense mixed sex colonies with numerous neighbours and individually defended... -
Parent record: Owner advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi:...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
Parent Record: Colouration and Colour Changes of the Fiddler Crab, Uca capricornis
Australian National University
The purpose of this investigation was to quantitatively describe the colour patterns of the fiddler crab Uca capricornis and their ability to change on a socially significant... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Fight data between...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Do owners win more...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Do owners win more...
School of Biological Sciences (SBS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly...