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Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws

BACKGROUND: Fiddler crabs, genus Uca, are classic examples of how intense sexual selection can produce exaggerated male traits. Throughout the genus the enlarged “major” cheliped (claw) of the male fiddler crab is used both as a signal for attracting females and as a weapon for combat with other mal...

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Autori principali: Swanson, Brook O, George, Matthew N, Anderson, Stuart P, Christy, John H
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2013
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716949/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23855770
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-137
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