Chelipeds are the real weapon: cheliped size is a more effective determinant than body size in male–male competition for mates in a hermit crab

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

• Publication date

  2011-04-19

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00265-011-1190-6
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