Fiddler crab (English Wikipedia)

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Lianne McLeod. "How to Set Up a Tank for Fiddler Crabs". About.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.

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Levinton, J. S.; Judge, M. L.; Kurdziel, J. P. (1995). "Functional differences between the major and minor claws of fiddler crabs (Uca, family Ocypodidae, order Decapoda, Subphylum Crustacea): A result of selection or developmental constraint?". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 193 (1–2): 147–160. Bibcode:1995JEMBE.193..147L. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(95)00115-8.
Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2006). "Fiddler crabs". Current Biology. 16 (2): 40–41. Bibcode:2006CBio...16..R40Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.01.012.
Michaels, R. E.; Zieman, J. C. (2013). "Fiddler crab (Uca spp.) burrows have little effect on surrounding sediment oxygen concentrations". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 448: 104–113. Bibcode:2013JEMBE.448..104M. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.020.
Christy, J. H. (1982). "Burrow structure and use in the sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator (Bosc)". Animal Behaviour. 30 (3): 687–694. Bibcode:1982AnBeh..30..687C. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(82)80139-5.
Reaney, L. T.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2007). "Temporal constraints and female preference for burrow width in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61 (10): 1515–1521. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..61.1515R. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0383-5.
Peso, M.; Curran, E.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2016). "Not what it looks like: mate-searching behaviour, mate preferences and clutch production in wandering and territory-holding female fiddler crabs". Royal Society Open Science. 3 (8). Bibcode:2016RSOS....360339P. doi:10.1098/rsos.160339.
Murai, M.; Goshima, S.; Henmi, Y. (1987). "Analysis of the mating system of the fiddler crab, Uca lactea". Animal Behaviour. 35 (5): 1334–1342. Bibcode:1987AnBeh..35.1334M. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(87)80005-2.
Weiz, J. S. (1976). "Effects of environmental factors on regeneration and molting in fiddler crabs". The Biological Bulletin. 150 (1): 152–162. Bibcode:1976BiolB.150..152W. doi:10.2307/1540596. JSTOR 1540596.
Darnell, M. Z.; Munguia, P. (2011). "Thermoregulation as an Alternate Function of the Sexually Dimorphic Fiddler Crab Claw". The American Naturalist. 178 (3): 419–428. Bibcode:2011ANat..178..419D. doi:10.1086/661239.
Detto, T.; Henmi, J. M.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2008). "Colouration and Colour Changes of the Fiddler Crab, Uca capricornis: A Descriptive Study". PLOS ONE. 3 (2) e1629. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.1629D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001629. PMID 18286186.
Detto, T. (2007). "The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 274 (1627): 2785–2790. Bibcode:2007PBioS.274.2785D. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1059. PMC 3227134. PMID 17848366.
Pope, D. S. (2000). "Testing function of fiddler crab claw waving by manipulating social context". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 47 (6): 432–437. Bibcode:2000BEcoS..47..432P. doi:10.1007/s002650050687. JSTOR 4601768.
How, M. J.; Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2009). "Variability of a dynamic visual signal: the fiddler crab claw-waving display". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 195 (1): 55–67. Bibcode:2009JCmPA.195...55H. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0382-7. PMID 19002693.
How, M. J.; Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2007). "Differences in context and function of two distinct waving displays in the fiddler crab, Uca perplexa (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62 (1): 137–148. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..62..137H. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0448-5.
Swanson, B. O.; George, M. N.; Anderson, S. P.; Christy, J. H. (2013). "Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 137. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..137S. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-137. PMC 3716949. PMID 23855770.

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Rosenberg, M. S. (2019). "A fresh look at the biodiversity lexicon for fiddler crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae). Part 1: Taxonomy". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 39 (6) ruz057: 729–738. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruz057.
Levinton, J. S.; Judge, M. L.; Kurdziel, J. P. (1995). "Functional differences between the major and minor claws of fiddler crabs (Uca, family Ocypodidae, order Decapoda, Subphylum Crustacea): A result of selection or developmental constraint?". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 193 (1–2): 147–160. Bibcode:1995JEMBE.193..147L. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(95)00115-8.
Weis, J. S. (2019). "On the Other Hand: The Myth of Fiddler Crab Claw Reversal". BioScience. 69 (4): 244–246. doi:10.1093/biosci/biz011.
Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2006). "Fiddler crabs". Current Biology. 16 (2): 40–41. Bibcode:2006CBio...16..R40Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.01.012.
Michaels, R. E.; Zieman, J. C. (2013). "Fiddler crab (Uca spp.) burrows have little effect on surrounding sediment oxygen concentrations". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 448: 104–113. Bibcode:2013JEMBE.448..104M. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.020.
Christy, J. H. (1982). "Burrow structure and use in the sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator (Bosc)". Animal Behaviour. 30 (3): 687–694. Bibcode:1982AnBeh..30..687C. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(82)80139-5.
Mautz, B.; Detto, T.; Wong, B. B. M.; Kokko, H.; Jennions, M. D.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2011). "Male fiddler crabs defend multiple burrows to attract additional females". Behavioral Ecology. 22 (2): 261–267. doi:10.1093/beheco/arq207.
Reaney, L. T.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2007). "Temporal constraints and female preference for burrow width in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61 (10): 1515–1521. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..61.1515R. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0383-5.
Peso, M.; Curran, E.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2016). "Not what it looks like: mate-searching behaviour, mate preferences and clutch production in wandering and territory-holding female fiddler crabs". Royal Society Open Science. 3 (8). Bibcode:2016RSOS....360339P. doi:10.1098/rsos.160339.
Murai, M.; Goshima, S.; Henmi, Y. (1987). "Analysis of the mating system of the fiddler crab, Uca lactea". Animal Behaviour. 35 (5): 1334–1342. Bibcode:1987AnBeh..35.1334M. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(87)80005-2.
Guyselman, J. B. (1953). "An analysis of the molting process in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator". The Biological Bulletin. 104 (2): 115–137. doi:10.2307/1538787. JSTOR 1538787.
Weiz, J. S. (1976). "Effects of environmental factors on regeneration and molting in fiddler crabs". The Biological Bulletin. 150 (1): 152–162. Bibcode:1976BiolB.150..152W. doi:10.2307/1540596. JSTOR 1540596.
Darnell, M. Z.; Munguia, P. (2011). "Thermoregulation as an Alternate Function of the Sexually Dimorphic Fiddler Crab Claw". The American Naturalist. 178 (3): 419–428. Bibcode:2011ANat..178..419D. doi:10.1086/661239.
Detto, T.; Henmi, J. M.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2008). "Colouration and Colour Changes of the Fiddler Crab, Uca capricornis: A Descriptive Study". PLOS ONE. 3 (2) e1629. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.1629D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001629. PMID 18286186.
Detto, T. (2007). "The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 274 (1627): 2785–2790. Bibcode:2007PBioS.274.2785D. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1059. PMC 3227134. PMID 17848366.
Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2006). "The visual ecology of fiddler crabs". The Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 192: 1–25. doi:10.1007/s00359-005-0048-7. PMID 16341863.
Pope, D. S. (2000). "Testing function of fiddler crab claw waving by manipulating social context". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 47 (6): 432–437. Bibcode:2000BEcoS..47..432P. doi:10.1007/s002650050687. JSTOR 4601768.
Perez, Daniela M.; Rosenberg, Michael S.; Pie, Marcio R. "The evolution of waving displays in fiddler crabs (Uca spp., Crustacea: Ocypodidae): WAVING BEHAVIOUR IN FIDDLER CRABS". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106 (2): 307–315. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01860.x.
Hyatt, G. W.; Salmon, M. (1978). "Combat in the Fiddler Crabs Uca Pugilator and U. Pugnax: a Quantitative Analysis". Behaviour. 65 (1–2): 182–211. doi:10.1163/156853978X00602.
Bywater, C. L.; Seebacher, F.; Wilson, R. S. (2015). "Building a dishonest signal: the functional basis of unreliable signals of strength in males of the two-toned fiddler crab, Uca vomeris". Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (19): 3077–3082. doi:10.1242/jeb.120857.
Lailvaux, S. P.; Reaney, L. T.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2008). "Regenerated claws dishonestly signal performance and fighting ability in the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi". Functional Ecology. 23 (2): 359–367. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01501.x.
How, M. J.; Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2009). "Variability of a dynamic visual signal: the fiddler crab claw-waving display". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 195 (1): 55–67. Bibcode:2009JCmPA.195...55H. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0382-7. PMID 19002693.
How, M. J.; Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2007). "Differences in context and function of two distinct waving displays in the fiddler crab, Uca perplexa (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62 (1): 137–148. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..62..137H. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0448-5.
Backwell, P.; Jennions, M.; Wada, K.; Murai, M.; Christy, J. (2006). "Synchronous waving in two species of fiddler crabs". Acta Ethologica. 9: 22–25. doi:10.1007/s10211-005-0009-8.
Backwell, P. R. Y. (2018). "Synchronous waving in fiddler crabs: a review". Current Zoology. 65 (1): 83–88. doi:10.1093/cz/zoy053.
Pardo, J. C. F.; Stefanelli-Silva, G.; Christy, J. H.; Costa, T. M. (2020). "Fiddler crabs and their above-ground sedimentary structures: a review". Journal of Ethology. 38 (2): 137–154. doi:10.1007/s10164-020-00647-1.
Christy, J. (1988). "Pillar Function in the Fiddler Crab Uca beebei (II): Competitive Courtship Signaling". Ethology. 78 (2): 89–176. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1988.tb00223.xDigital (inactive 16 January 2026).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)
Swanson, B. O.; George, M. N.; Anderson, S. P.; Christy, J. H. (2013). "Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 137. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..137S. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-137. PMC 3716949. PMID 23855770.
Shih, H. T.; Ng, P. K. L.; Davie, P. J. F.; Schubart, C. D.; Türkay, M.; Naderloo, R.; Jones, D.; Liu, M. (2016). "Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), Based on phylogenetic relationships, With a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of Uca Leach, 1814, Sensu lato and its subgenera". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 64: 139–175. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5355087.
Hsi-Te Shih; Tohru Naruse; Peter K. L. Ng (2010). "Uca jocelynae sp. nov., a new species of fiddler crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from the Western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2337: 47–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2337.1.4.
Shih, H. T.; Chan, Benny K. K.; Ng, Peter K. L. (29 March 2018). "Tubuca alcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)". ZooKeys (747): 41–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.23468. PMC 5904522. PMID 29674902. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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Robert (2019-02-22). "The Complete Fiddler Crab Care Guide: Tank, Food, Facts and More…". Fishkeeping World. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

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Guyselman, J. B. (1953). "An analysis of the molting process in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator". The Biological Bulletin. 104 (2): 115–137. doi:10.2307/1538787. JSTOR 1538787.
Weiz, J. S. (1976). "Effects of environmental factors on regeneration and molting in fiddler crabs". The Biological Bulletin. 150 (1): 152–162. Bibcode:1976BiolB.150..152W. doi:10.2307/1540596. JSTOR 1540596.
Pope, D. S. (2000). "Testing function of fiddler crab claw waving by manipulating social context". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 47 (6): 432–437. Bibcode:2000BEcoS..47..432P. doi:10.1007/s002650050687. JSTOR 4601768.

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Hsi-Te Shih; Tohru Naruse; Peter K. L. Ng (2010). "Uca jocelynae sp. nov., a new species of fiddler crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from the Western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2337: 47–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2337.1.4.

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Detto, T.; Henmi, J. M.; Backwell, P. R. Y. (2008). "Colouration and Colour Changes of the Fiddler Crab, Uca capricornis: A Descriptive Study". PLOS ONE. 3 (2) e1629. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.1629D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001629. PMID 18286186.
Detto, T. (2007). "The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 274 (1627): 2785–2790. Bibcode:2007PBioS.274.2785D. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1059. PMC 3227134. PMID 17848366.
Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2006). "The visual ecology of fiddler crabs". The Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 192: 1–25. doi:10.1007/s00359-005-0048-7. PMID 16341863.
How, M. J.; Zeil, J.; Hemmi, J. M. (2009). "Variability of a dynamic visual signal: the fiddler crab claw-waving display". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 195 (1): 55–67. Bibcode:2009JCmPA.195...55H. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0382-7. PMID 19002693.
Swanson, B. O.; George, M. N.; Anderson, S. P.; Christy, J. H. (2013). "Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 137. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..137S. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-137. PMC 3716949. PMID 23855770.
Shih, H. T.; Chan, Benny K. K.; Ng, Peter K. L. (29 March 2018). "Tubuca alcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)". ZooKeys (747): 41–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.23468. PMC 5904522. PMID 29674902. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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Detto, T. (2007). "The fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi uses colour vision in mate choice". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 274 (1627): 2785–2790. Bibcode:2007PBioS.274.2785D. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1059. PMC 3227134. PMID 17848366.
Swanson, B. O.; George, M. N.; Anderson, S. P.; Christy, J. H. (2013). "Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 137. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..137S. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-137. PMC 3716949. PMID 23855770.
Shih, H. T.; Chan, Benny K. K.; Ng, Peter K. L. (29 March 2018). "Tubuca alcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)". ZooKeys (747): 41–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.23468. PMC 5904522. PMID 29674902. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.

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Perez, Daniela M.; Rosenberg, Michael S.; Pie, Marcio R. "The evolution of waving displays in fiddler crabs (Uca spp., Crustacea: Ocypodidae): WAVING BEHAVIOUR IN FIDDLER CRABS". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106 (2): 307–315. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01860.x.

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"Uca Leach 1814 (fiddler crab)". PBDB.

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Shih, H. T.; Chan, Benny K. K.; Ng, Peter K. L. (29 March 2018). "Tubuca alcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)". ZooKeys (747): 41–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.23468. PMC 5904522. PMID 29674902. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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"Fiddler crabs reveal honesty is not always the best policy". www.science.unsw.edu.au. British Ecological Society. 2008.

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Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
Lianne McLeod. "How to Set Up a Tank for Fiddler Crabs". About.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.

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