| Do I stand out or blend in? Conspicuousness awareness and consistent behavioural differences in hermit crabs. | |
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PMID: 20980296 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Animals titrate their behaviour against the level of risk and an individual's conspicuousness should influence decisions such as when to flee and for how long to hide. Conspicuousness will vary with variation in substrate colour. Since hermit crabs frequently change the shells they occupy, shell colour will also influence conspicuousness and to be aware of their conspicuousness would require information on both of these factors to be integrated. Reduced boldness in high-contrast shell and substrate combinations compared with situations of low contrast indicates that hermit crabs are aware of current conspicuousness. Differences between individuals remained consistent across conspicuousness levels indicating the presence of animal personalities. |
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Mark Briffa; Claire Twyman |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-27 |
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Title: Biology letters Volume: 7 ISSN: 1744-957X ISO Abbreviation: Biol. Lett. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-05-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101247722 Medline TA: Biol Lett Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 330-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, University of Plymouth, , Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK. |
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