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Observations on the Social Behavior of the Land Hermit Crab, Coenobita Clypeatus (Herbst)
Author(s) -
Hazlett Brian A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933783
Subject(s) - hermit crab , anomura , biology , ecology , repertoire , decapoda , fishery , crustacean , physics , acoustics
The social interactions of Coenobita clypeatus resemble those of marine hermit crabs in many ways. Stereotyped movements of the chelipeds and ambulatory legs were often executed as two crabs approached each other. Idividuals also have a repertoire of shell fighting behavior patterns, including rotating movements by the attacker and production of a chirping sound by the defender.