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Two sequential trials of male-male contests in the hermit crab Pagurus middendorffii. although intruders in trial 1 actively tried to take over the female guarded by owners, the intruders in trial 2 did not perform aggressive contest behaviour against the familiar opponent.

Yasuda et al. (2014) Hermit crab, Pagurus middendorffii, males avoid the escalation of contests with familiar winners. Animal Behaviour 96: 49-57

(Data No.momo140320pm02b)

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