Predator avoidance and prey capture are among the most vital of animal behaviors. They
require fast reactions controlled by comparatively straightforward neural circuits often …

The intertidal burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulatus is the dominant species in soft
bare sediments and vegetated intertidal areas along the SW Atlantic estuaries (southern …

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is one of the most extensively studied
decapod species worldwide and it currently inhabits every continent except Antarctica. Its …

Data sets on the natural dynamics of beach ecosystems arc scarce and fragmentary. Such
data arc necessary for implementing more efficient monitoring programs that quantify the …

Increasing evidence has shown that nutrients and consumers interact to control primary
productivity in natural systems, but how abiotic stress affects this interaction is unclear …

Decision-making processes in the context of prey–predator interactions are studied from the
side of the prey or the predator. Thus, prey capture and escape behaviours are researched …

Fiddler crabs are a key benthic macrofauna group in estuarine environments. Species
distribution is determined by relatively distinct zones, based on biotic and abiotic factors. As …

The roles of sediment characteristics and the pattern of recruitment in influencing the
abundance of the fiddler crab Uca uruguayensis on Argentinean mudflats were evaluated …

Bioturbation of mangrove sediments by Uca uruguayensis (Nobili, 1901) and U. rapax
(Smith, 1870) was compared based on the grain-size composition and organic content in …

Abstract The semiterrestrial crab Neohelice (= Chasmagnathus) granulata (Dana 1851) is a
predominant species in brackish salt marshes, mangroves and estuaries. Its larvae are …