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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
卷 291, 期 2, 页码 255-267出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00140-0
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Chasmagnathus granulatus; habitat differentiation; predation; Uca uruguayensis
In this paper, we address the question of whether the presence of the burrowing crab Chasmagnathus gratulatus affects the habitat use of the fiddler crab Uca uruguayensis. Field samples showed that the species have a disjoint spatial distribution. Male fiddler crab density decreased in zones with C. granulatus, however, female density increased. Male fiddler crabs avoided feeding on sediment affected by C. granulatus and were more preyed. Predation was higher during the fiddler crab reproductive season and, probably due to predation risk, males showed lower reproductive display in shared zones. Field experiments shows that when C granulatus were excluded, densities of U. uruguayensis increased mainly due to an increase in density of males. Habitat differentiation of these species may be because C. granulatus affects U. uruguayensis in several ways, including direct predation, disturbance and behavioural changes associated to predation risk. Males and females are affected differentially probably because of the extreme sexual dimorphism of this crab species. Coloration on enlarged claw and waving activities are all factors that increase predation risk for mate and the presence of only one feeding claw may increase sediment-mediated effects. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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