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The role of stridulation in the behavior of the shore crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Creator:

Guin, Marilyn P.

Abstract:

The claw shuddering display of the shore crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis was explored with acoustic and behavioral observations. Male H. oreqonensis stridulate during claw shuddering display. The stridulatory apparatus is present only on the males. The acoustic signal was of brief duration, showed a general pattern of sound bursts, but varied...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis