The effects of the invasive rhizocephalan parasite Heterosaccus dollfusi on the agonistic behavior of the invasive swimming crab Charybdis longicollis were quantitatively analyzed under standardized conditions. The behavior of uninfected male crabs contained more aggressive elements than that of uninfected females. In encounters between infected males, markedly fewer and less aggressive elements were displayed than in encounters between uninfected males, whereas in encounters between infected females, more aggressive elements were displayed than in encounters between uninfected females. It is suggested that the presence of the parasite reduces belligerence in male crabs, possibly to avoid injury and to enhance the life expectancy of host and parasite.
Observations on the agonistic behavior of the swimming crab Charybdis longicollis Leene infected by the rhizocephalan barnacle Heterosaccus dollfusi Boschma / Innocenti Gianna, Pinter Noa, Galil Bella S.. - In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. - ISSN 1480-3283. - ELETTRONICO. - 81:(2003), pp. 173-176. [10.1139/z02-226]
Observations on the agonistic behavior of the swimming crab Charybdis longicollis Leene infected by the rhizocephalan barnacle Heterosaccus dollfusi Boschma
Innocenti Gianna;
2003
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The effects of the invasive rhizocephalan parasite Heterosaccus dollfusi on the agonistic behavior of the invasive swimming crab Charybdis longicollis were quantitatively analyzed under standardized conditions. The behavior of uninfected male crabs contained more aggressive elements than that of uninfected females. In encounters between infected males, markedly fewer and less aggressive elements were displayed than in encounters between uninfected males, whereas in encounters between infected females, more aggressive elements were displayed than in encounters between uninfected females. It is suggested that the presence of the parasite reduces belligerence in male crabs, possibly to avoid injury and to enhance the life expectancy of host and parasite.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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