Multimodal communication in courting fiddler crabs reveals male performance capacities
- Published 2017 in Royal Society open science
Abstract
Courting males often perform different behavioural displays that demonstrate aspects of their quality. Male fiddler crabs, Uca sp., are well known for their repetitive claw-waving display during courtship. However, in some species, males produce an additional signal by rapidly stridulating their claw, creating a 'drumming' vibrational signal through the… (More)
