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Rapid colour changes associated with the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
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... -
Colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis
The purpose of the experiment was to quantitatively examine the colour changes associated with moulting in the fiddler crab, Uca capricornis. Experiments were conducted in the... -
The use of claw colour and pattern for species recognition in the fiddler...
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.... -
Natural male-female interactions and territoriality in the fiddler crab Uca...
The behaviour of U. capricornis is not well-known. Consequently, observations were made for approximately 1100 hours over 4 seasons to obtain a general picture of their social... -
Visually mediated neighbour recognition in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Mating signals are often directed at numerous senses, and provide information about species identity, gender, receptiveness, individual identity and mate quality. Given the... -
Visually mediated species recognition in the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi
Mating signals are often directed at numerous senses, and provide information about species identity, gender, receptiveness, individual identity and mate quality. Male fiddler... -
Sex ratio and distribution within a large population of the fiddler crab Uca...
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... -
Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis: The response of paired...
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... -
The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice
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... -
Surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and barrens...
Quantitative surveys were undertaken at four sites in the Kent Group, north eastern Tasmania (southern and northern shores of East Cove at Deal Island, Winter Cove at Deal... -
Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east...
A project investigating the restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Macroalgae, fish and invertebrate counts were... -
Cockburn Sound Management Council - Long-term Water Quality Sampling for...
From December to March, in most years between 1982/83 to 2011/12, the Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory (MAFRL) at Murdoch University conducted water quality testing in...
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