Bilateral linkage of monomorphic and dimorphic limb sizes in fiddler crabs

In this study, the subject of whether investment in one bilateral structure was linked to investment in the homologous bilateral opposite structure was investigated. Male fiddler crabs (genus Uca, family Ocypodidae) displayed strong bilateral claw differentiation of function and size, which are used...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2016-10, Vol.119 (2), p.370-380
1. Verfasser:	Levinton, Jeffrey S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bilateral correlations correlated characters Decapoda developmental constraint fiddler crabs Males morphological evolution Ocypodidae Uca
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