Intersexual differences in the mudballs of Uca annulipes (Decapoda : Ocypodidae)

Authors
Burford, FRL McGregor, PK Oliveira, RF
Citation
Frl. Burford et al., Intersexual differences in the mudballs of Uca annulipes (Decapoda : Ocypodidae), J MARINE BI, 81(2), 2001, pp. 353-354
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
353 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200104)81:2<353:IDITMO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This study investigated the features of mudballs produced by mate and femal e Uca annulipes. Both sexes formed mudballs front mud excavated from Within the burrow during the final hour of the low tide period. Males placed the centre of the mudball aggregation and the furthest mudball significantly fu rther front the burrow than females. These observations suggest that the pl acement of male mudballs was not simply a by-product of burrow excavation.