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Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Do owners win more...
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly... -
Utilisation of the introduced New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus) by...
Interactions between native and introduced species can help to elucidate the impact of exotic species on the broader community. This work examines utilisation of an introduced... -
Marine Biological Survey of the Central Kimberley, Western Australia.
This report describes the results of the third and final expedition to the Kimberley to document the marine flora and fauna of the area. The expedition took place in November-... -
The use of claw colour and pattern for species recognition in the fiddler...
In the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi, males attract females to their burrows by waving their enlarged yellow claw. Colour is clearly involved in species recognition in U.... -
Utilisation of the introduced New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus) by...
Interactions between native and introduced species can help to elucidate the impact of exotic species on the broader community. This work examines utilisation of an introduced... -
Comparative distribution of macromolluscs and macrocrustaceans in a...
Comparative distribution of macromolluscs and macrocrustaceans in a north-western Australian mangrove system. -
Spencer Gulf Blue Crab fishery-independent survey data
Blue crab abundance, distribution and size structure from surveys conducted throughout Spencer Gulf since 2002. -
Broadscale effects of marine salmonid aquaculture on macrobenthos and the...
A comparison was made of sediments and associated macrobenthos at sites sampled within 42 fish farm leases distributed across Tasmania. Several key biotic and abiotic metrics... -
Spencer Gulf prawn trawl by-catch data
By-catch species distribution and abundance data collected from prawn trawl surveys, throughout Spencer Gulf, South Australia between 1994 and 2007. -
Spencer Gulf prawn fishery-independent survey data
Prawn abundance, distribution and size structure from fishery-independent surveys throughout Spencer Gulf, South Australia since 1982. -
Sex ratio and distribution within a large population of the fiddler crab Uca...
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether females may be a limited resource within a population of Uca capricornis. The experiment was part of a larger study... -
Survey of the Marine Fauna of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
Christmas Island intertidal habitat and all subtidal habitats to 20m were surveyed by the Western Australian Museum from 10-24 February 1987. Fauna surveyed included hermatypic... -
Quantifying colour patterns on the black carapace of the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Fiddler crabs are often spectacularly coloured and capable of dramatic colour changes. While the adaptive significance of variation resulting from short- or long-term colour... -
Spencer Gulf Blue Crab pot-sampling
Blue crab abundance, distribution and size structure from 1 or 2 research pots used by commercial fishers for each day's fishing, throughout Spencer Gulf, South Australia since... -
Crustaceans and molluscs of Tasmanian salty marshes
Saltmarshes and other coastal, salt-affected sites were sampled at 63 sites selected to cover the full range of saltmarsh types from all around the Tasmanian coast and on King... -
Serpent Project Thylacine - Megafaunal ecology
SERPENT - Scientific and Environmental remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Partnership using Existing iNdustrial Technology. During the two days of ROV operations we completed six... -
Parent Record: Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis
Fiddler crabs are not generally considered subjects for the study of monogamy as they tend to live in dense mixed sex colonies with numerous neighbours and individually defended... -
Isopod borers in seagrass species from south-western Australia
The presence of a number of species of isopod borers (Limnoriidae family) in seagrass species from south-western Australia were documented from sampling seagrass tissue from... -
OZCAM: Online Zoological Collection of Australian Museums
OZCAM stands for the Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums. The site provides a "proof of concept" that it is possible to provide access to datasets around... -
Owner Advantage in the fiddler crab, Uca mjoebergi. Do owners win more...
Resource owners generally win contests against intruders, a phenomenon referred to as the 'Owner Advantage' (OA). Uca mjoebergi is a typical fiddler crab that is highly...