Marine environmental researchAnimalsAnomuraCompetitive BehaviorSpecies SpecificityBehavior
Constitutive and plastic components of activity rhythms under interspecific competition in hermit crabs.
Eduardo E Garcia-Cardenas, Montserrat Cuervo-Calderon, Elsa G Escamilla-Chimal, Mariana Vargas-Sánchez, Cecilia Vanegas-Pérez, Sebastián R Zúñiga-Lagunes, Guillermina Alcaraz
Published: 202610.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107735
Abstract
Species coexistence requires niche differentiation. Temporal partitioning of activity can be a key mechanism to reduce interspecific competition. This study assesses diel locomotor activity rhythms of two coexisting intertidal hermit crab species, Ca…
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