Asymmetry of leg size and differential leg usage in the sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 601-606

  McLain, Denson Kelly ^a   Pratt, Ann E ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Fiddler crabs; Uca pugilator; Walking legs; Waving contests

Indexed keywords

CELUCA PUGILATOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 57349174476     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2932.1     Document Type: Article

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