Escape behaviour in shore crabs: Constraints of body size and available shelter

The escape behaviour of organisms that retreat to shelter to avoid predators is influenced by availability and quality (e.g. appropriate size) of shelters. We examined escape behaviour (flight initiation distance, distance fled to shelter) of the crab Leptograpsus variegatus, relative to shelter siz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bateman, Bill, Fleming, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37553