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Human exploitation of male fiddler crab claws: behavioural consequences and implications for conservation

R. F. Oliveira, Auteur ; J. L. Machado, Auteur ; J. M. Jordao, Auteur ; F. L. Burford, Auteur ; C. Latruffe, Auteur ; P. K. McGregor, Auteur

Dans Animal Conservation (3 FEB 2000)

Male fiddler crabs have one of their feeding claws greatly enlarged, which may comprise up to 40% of their weight. In southern Portugal (Ria Formosa) the major claw of the fiddler crab Uca tangeri is a local delicacy. Fishermen break off the mal[...]

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