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Another intriguing insight from fiddler crabs

Posted by Robbrooks on 17 Jul 2007 at 05:27 GMT

This paper provides good evidence that females benefit directly from associating with male-built mounds, adding another plank of evidence to the idea that male sexual signals have evolved to exploit both female senses and the ecology of avoiding predators on the mudflats.

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