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Population density and starvation as key drivers of cannibalism in the hydrothermal vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus

Cannibalism is reported here for the first time in the hydrothermal vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus, an endemic species inhabiting sulfur-rich shallow vent ecosystems. We examined how food deprivation and population density influence cannibalistic behavior under controlled laboratory conditions....

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Hlavní autoři: Jishnu Panamoly Ayyappan, Subramani Thirunavukkarasu, Murugan Vasanthakumaran, Mubarak Mammel, Jiang-Shiou Hwang
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: Frontiers Media S.A. 2026-06-01
Edice:Frontiers in Marine Science
Témata:
crustacean behavior
extreme environment
intraspecific predation
nutritional strategy
survival strategy
trophic flexibility
On-line přístup:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1778551/full
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