There is surprisingly little known about the adaptive significance of external coloration in
decapod crustacea despite a long history of research on the mechanisms underpinning …

Crustaceans can exert a greater force using their claws than many animals can with other
appendages. Furthermore, in decapods, the chela is a notable organ with multifunctional …

Widely dispersed fragmented populations are a challenge to monitor because
subpopulation sizes may be very small, difficult to access and time consuming to sample …

Some decapod crustaceans have tooth-like white denticles that exist only on the pinching
side of claws. We revealed the denticle microstructure in the coconut crab, Birgus latro …

Phenotypic colour polymorphisms are common in nature but their adaptive significance is
often difficult to interpret. Terrestrial coconut crabs Birgus latro have cohabiting distinct red …

Although populations of the coconut crab, Birgus latro, have declined in the tropical Indo-
Pacific region, insufficient knowledge exists for the management of this species. We …

Sound production in terrestrial crustaceans, including the coconut crab, Birgus latro, is not
fully understood. Here, we present the first description of the acoustic features and sound …

̶ Growth analysis and population size estimation of the northernmost population of coconut
crabs inhabiting Ocean Expo Park, Okinawa, southern Japan, was performed using the …

The Coconut crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) is widely distributed on remote tropical
islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Populations of B. latro are declining throughout …

The Coconut crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) is widely distributed on remote tropical
islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Populations of B. latro are declining throughout …