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The subtleties of camouflage and dietary preference of the decorator crab, Microphrys bicornutus Latreille (Decapoda: Brachyura)

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Date Issued:
1986
Title: The subtleties of camouflage and dietary preference of the decorator crab, Microphrys bicornutus Latreille (Decapoda: Brachyura).
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Name(s): Kilar, J. A., creator
Lou, R. M., creator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1986
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 19 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3353777 (digitool), FADT3353777 (IID), fau:6609 (fedora), 10.1016/0022-0981(86)90046-8 (doi)
Note(s): The camouflage and feeding behavior of the decorator crab Microphrys bicornutus Latreille was studied on a Caribbean fringing reef. Field data collected during periods of high and low algal standing crop are compared with in vitro experiments, demonstrating that several prey and predator characteristics affect predator preference.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00220981 and may be cited as: Kilar, J. A., & Lou, R. M. (1986). The subtleties of camouflage and dietary preference of the decorator crab, Microphrys bicornutus Latreille (Decapoda: Brachyura). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 101(1-2), 143-160. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(86)90046-8
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #509.
Subject(s): Decapoda (Crustacea)
Brachyura
Predator & prey
Algae
Crabs--Behavior
Camouflage (Biology)
Animals--Food
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353777
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(86)90046-8
Restrictions on Access: ©1986 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU