Relative size and agonistic behaviour in the female velvet swimming crab, Necora puber (L.) (Brachyura, Portunidae) Export

@article{citeulike:3458581, abstract = {Female velvet swimming crabs (Necora puber) fight readily in the laboratory, with interactions being initiated equally often by the larger and smaller of the two opponents, but with the larger usually being victorious. In 17 out of 65 interactions, however, a smaller crab won against a larger one, and possible reasons for this are discussed. In two respects our results are surprising in the context of insights gained from games theory: firstly, the fights do not show a gradual pattern of escalation through display to overt physical violence; and secondly, fights do not become more costly in terms of either potential for injury (intensity) or duration as the contestants became more evenly matched; indeed, as the contestants became more evenly matched, fight duration decreased.}, author = {Thorpe, Elaine K. and Huntingford, Felicity A. and Taylor, Alan C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3458581}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T2J-45WYSW0-2/2/a4da9e0b04342d25a15f91faad46f22b}, journal = {Behavioural Processes}, keywords = {08-10-28, agonistic, behaviour, contest, crab, crustacean, female, fight, game, necora, puber, swimming, theory, velvet}, month = {November}, number = {3}, pages = {235--246}, posted-at = {2008-10-28 22:15:13}, priority = {2}, title = {Relative size and agonistic behaviour in the female velvet swimming crab, Necora puber (L.) (Brachyura, Portunidae)}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T2J-45WYSW0-2/2/a4da9e0b04342d25a15f91faad46f22b}, volume = {32}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3458581 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3458581 N2 - Female velvet swimming crabs (Necora puber) fight readily in the laboratory, with interactions being initiated equally often by the larger and smaller of the two opponents, but with the larger usually being victorious. In 17 out of 65 interactions, however, a smaller crab won against a larger one, and possible reasons for this are discussed. In two respects our results are surprising in the context of insights gained from games theory: firstly, the fights do not show a gradual pattern of escalation through display to overt physical violence; and secondly, fights do not become more costly in terms of either potential for injury (intensity) or duration as the contestants became more evenly matched; indeed, as the contestants became more evenly matched, fight duration decreased. IS - 3 JF - Behavioural Processes EP - 246 TI - Relative size and agonistic behaviour in the female velvet swimming crab, Necora puber (L.) (Brachyura, Portunidae) VL - 32 SP - 235 KW - 08-10-28 KW - agonistic KW - behaviour KW - contest KW - crab KW - crustacean KW - female KW - fight KW - game KW - necora KW - puber KW - swimming KW - theory KW - velvet AU - Thorpe, Elaine AU - Huntingford, Felicity AU - Taylor, Alan PY - 1994/11// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T2J-45WYSW0-2/2/a4da9e0b04342d25a15f91faad46f22b ER -