What's New / Site Updates

www.fiddlercrab.info

May 17, 2007

• Added references
  • Allen, B. J., and J. S. Levinton. 2007. Costs of bearing a sexually selected ornamental weapon in a fiddler crab. Functional Ecology 21(1):154-161.
  • Anilkumar, G., P. M. Hopkins, and D. S. Durica. 2006. Comparative studies of the EcR and RXR genes in allopatric Uca species. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):? [Uca pugilator; Uca annulipes]
  • Armendariz, L. C., and I. I. Cesar. 2006. Estimating secondary production of Uca uruguayensis (Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from Samborombon Bay, Argentina. Ciencias Marinas 32(3):551-558. [Uca uruguayensis]
  • Backwell, P. R. Y., M. D. Jennions, K. Wada, M. Murai, and J. H. Christy. 2006. Synchronous waving in two species of fiddler crabs. Acta Ethologica 9(1):22-25. [Uca saltitanta; Uca perplexa; Uca annulipes]
  • Bezerra, L. E. A., C. B. Dias, G. X. Santana, and H. Matthews-Cascon. 2006. Spatial distribution of fiddler crabs (genus Uca) in a tropical mangrove of northeast Brazil. Scientia Marina 70(4):759-766. [Uca leptodactyla; Uca maracoani; Uca rapax; Uca thayeri; Uca burgersi; Uca cumulanta; Uca vocator; Uca mordax; Uca elegans; Uca signata; Uca flammula]
  • Brodie, R. J., and J. Godley. 2006. The effect of summer storms on the recruitment success of fiddler crabs. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):? [Uca pugilator; Uca pugnax; Uca minax]
  • Christy, J. H., and S. Dennenmoser. 2006. Fiddler crab claws are both beautiful and powerful weapons: A paradox resolved. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):? [Uca beebei; Uca terpsichores]
  • Cremonte, F., J. Etchegoin, J. I. Diaz, and G. T. Navone. 2007. Larval Spirurida (Nematoda) parasitizing two crab species (Uca uruguayensis and Chasmagnathus granulatus) from the southwest Atlantic coast of Argentina. Comparative Parasitology 74(1):88-95. [Uca uruguayensis]
  • Durica, D. S., D. Kupfer, F. Najar, H. Lai, Y. Tang, K. Griffin, P. M. Hopkins, and B. A. Roe. 2006. EST library sequencing of genes expressed during early limb regeneration in the fiddler crab and transcriptional responses to ecdysteroid exposure in limb bud explants. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):948-964. [Uca pugilator]
  • Eidietis, L., and M. Coffman. 2006. Crazy classroom critters: Using scientific inquiry in teacher education. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):?
  • Hasek, B. E., and D. L. Felder. 2006. Biochemical contents of the ovary and hepatopancreas of Uca longisignalis and Uca nr. minax. Scientia Marina 70(3):505-517. [Uca longisignalis; Uca minax]
  • Hemmi, J. M., J. Marshall, W. Pix, M. Vorobyev, and J. Zeil. 2006. The variable colours of the fiddler crab Uca vomeris and their relation to background and predation. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(20):4140-4153. [Uca vomeris; Uca thayeri; Uca mjoebergi; Uca capricornis]
  • Jordão, J. M., T. W. Cronin, and R. F. Oliveira. 2007. Spectral sensitivity of four species of fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax, Uca pugilator, Uca vomeris and Uca tangeri) measured by in situ microspectrophotometry. Journal of Experimental Biology 210(3):447-453. [Uca pugnax; Uca pugilator; Uca vomeris; Uca tangeri; Uca thayeri; Uca mjoebergi]
  • Kim, T. W., J. H. Christy, and J. C. Choe. 2006. The attractiveness of courtship signals increases with predation risk. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):? [Uca beebei; Uca terpsichores]
  • Lim, S. S. L., and M. M. S. Heng. 2007. Mangrove micro-habitat influence on bioturbative activities and burrow morphology of the fiddler crab, Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda, Ocypodidae). Crustaceana 80(1):31-45. [Uca annulipes; Uca forcipata; Uca urvillei; Uca vocans; Uca dussumieri; Uca rosea; Uca pugnax; Uca pugilator; Uca signata; Uca elegans; Uca flammula]
  • Masunari, S. 2006. Distribuição e abundância dos caranguejos Uca Leach (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) na Baía de Guaratuba, Paraná, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(4):901-914. {Distribution and abundance of fiddler crabs Uca Leach (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) in Guaratuba Bay, Parana State, southern Brazil} [Uca pugilator; Uca rapax; Uca mordax; Uca maracoani; Uca burgersi; Uca leptodactyla; Uca thayeri; Uca uruguayensis; Uca panacea; Uca pugnax; Uca minax; Uca signata; Uca flammula; Uca elegans; Uca vocator; Uca major; Uca cumulanta; Uca longisignalis; Uca subcylindrica; Uca lactea; Uca annulipes]
  • Ribeiro, P. D., J. H. Christy, R. J. Rissanen, and T. W. Kim. 2006. Males are attracted by their own courtship signals. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61(1):81-89. [Uca terpsichores]
  • Rupp, H.-G. 2006. Erfolgreiche Nachzucht (Uca ecuadoriensis). Caridina 2006(1):72-76. [Uca ecuadoriensis]
  • Sanford, E., S. B. Holzman, R. A. Haney, D. M. Rand, and M. D. Bertness. 2006. Larval tolerance, gene flow, and the northern geographic range limit of fiddler crabs. Ecology 87(11):2882-2894. [Uca pugnax]
  • Seno, H., and M. Shigemoto. 2007. A mathematical modelling for the cheliped regeneration with handedness in fiddler crab. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 69(1):77-92. [Uca tangeri; Uca lactea; Uca pugilator]
  • Steppe, C. N., and C. E. Epifanio. 2006. Synoptic distribution of crab larvae near the mouth of Delaware Bay: Influence of nearshore hydrographic regimes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 70(4):654-662.
  • Tsai, J.-R., and H.-C. Lin. 2007. V-type H⁺-ATPase and Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase in the gills of 13 euryhaline crabs during salinity acclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology 210(4):620-627. [Uca lactea; Uca formosensis]
  • Winstead, C. R., and C. L. Thurman, II. 2006. Intraspecific variation in biological rhythms: Comparing two species of fiddler crabs from different tidal regions. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(6):? [Uca pugilator; Uca minax]

October 10, 2006

• Shut down the forum due to lack of interest, except by spammers.
• Added references
  • Adamowicz, S. J., and A. Purvis. 2006. From more to fewer? Testing an allegedly pervasive trend in the evolution of morphological structure. Evolution 60:1402-1416.
  • Castiglioni, D. d. S., and M. L. Negreiros-Fransozo. 2006. Ciclo reprodutivo do caranguejo violinista Uca rapax (Smith) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) habitante de um estuário degradado em Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(2):331-339. {Reproductive cicle of the fiddler crab Uca rapax (Smith) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) at a degraded estuary in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil} [Uca rapax; Uca lactea; Uca pugilator; Uca perplexa; Uca vocans; Uca dussumieri; Uca uruguayensis; Uca thayeri; Uca annulipes; Uca pugnax; Uca subcylindrica; Uca chlorophthalmus; Uca urvillei; Uca hesperiae; Uca spinicarpa; Uca longisignalis; Uca rosea; Uca tangeri; Uca vocator; Uca inversa]
  • Christy, J. H., and P. R. Y. Backwell. 2006. No preference for exaggerated courtship signals in a sensory trap. Animal Behaviour 71:1239-1246. [Uca terpsichores; Uca uruguayensis; Uca beebei; Uca pugilator; Uca deichmanni; Uca stenodactylus]
  • Detto, T., P. R. Y. Backwell, J. M. Hemmi, and J. Zeil. 2006. Visually mediated species and neighbour recognition in fiddler crabs (Uca mjoebergi and Uca capricornis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273:1661-1666. [Uca mjoebergi; Uca capricornis; Uca signata; Uca polita; Uca paradussumieri]
  • Fraser, P. J. 2006. Depth, navigation and orientation in crabs: Angular acceleration, gravity and hydrostatic pressure sensing during path integration. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 39:87-97.
  • Kristensen, E., and D. M. Alongi. 2006. Control by fiddler crabs (Uca vocans) and plant roots (Avicennia marina) on carbon, iron, and sulfur biogeochemistry in mangrove sediment. Limnology and Oceanography 51:1557-1571. [Uca vocans]
  • Lim, S. S. L. 2006. Fiddler crab burrow morphology: How do burrow dimensions and bioturbative activities compare in sympatric populations of Uca vocans (Linnaeus, 1758) and U. annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)? Crustaceana 79:525-540. [Uca vocans; Uca annulipes; Uca pugilator; Uca rapax; Uca panacea; Uca longisignalis; Uca spinicarpa; Uca vocator; Uca subcylindrica; Uca pugnax; Uca tangeri; Uca virens; Uca bengali]
  • Litulo, C. 2004. Fecundity of the pantropical fiddler crab Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Brachyura: Ocypodidae) at Costa do Sol Mangrove, Maputo Bay, Southern Mozambique. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 3:87-91. [Uca annulipes]
  • Litulo, C. 2006. Population and reproductive biology of the fiddler crab Uca chlorophthalmus (Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86:737-742. [Uca chlorophthalmus]
  • Meziane, T., F. d'Agata, and S. Y. Lee. 2006. Fate of mangrove organic matter along a subtropical estuary: small-scale exportation and contribution to the food of crab communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 312:15-27. [Uca vomeris; Uca signata]
  • Murai, M., and P. R. Y. Backwell. 2006. A conspicuous courtship signal in the fiddler crab Uca perplexa: female choice based on display structure. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60(5):736-741. [Uca perplexa; Uca annulipes; Uca crenulata]
  • O'Connor, N. J., and B. T. Van. 2006. Adult fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Smith) enhance sediment-associated cues for molting of conspecific megalopae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 335:123-130. [Uca pugnax]
  • Ovuru, S. S., and L. B. Dambo. 2003. Thermal tolerance of the West African fiddler crab (Uca tangeri) to heated effluents from gas flare sites. Global Journal of Environmental Sciences 2:41-45. [Uca tangeri]
  • Pratt, A. E., and D. K. McLain. 2006. How dear is my enemy: Intruder-resident and resident-resident encounters in male sand fiddler crabs (Uca pugilator). Behaviour 143:597-617. [Uca pugilator]