Stopping guarding by intruders after taking over in the hermit crab Pagurus minutus(63.1MB, 00:03:07)Shot Date: 2015/01 | ||
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Stopping guarding by intruders after taking over in the hermit crab Pagurus minutus(63.1MB, 00:03:07)Shot Date: 2015/01 | ||
| species Pagurus minutus Key Words | ||
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Animalia >Arthropoda >Crustacea >Decapoda >Paguridae >Pagurus >
in male-male contests of the hermit crab Pagurus minutus, some intruders stopped guarding the newly acquired females after the assessment-like behavior to the females, such as inserting their cheliped into and rolling the female shell. in video 2, moreover, a prior guarding male immediately guarded the female again.
(Data No.momo151128pm01b)
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