Hermit crabs, shells, and sentience
RW Elwood - Animal cognition, 2022 - Springer
Hermit crabs have an intimate relationship with gastropod shells and show numerous
activities by which they locate, select, and change shells in different contexts. They gather …
activities by which they locate, select, and change shells in different contexts. They gather …
Metabolic and behavioural effects of hermit crab shell removal techniques: Is heating less invasive than cracking?
LM Burciaga, G Alcaraz - Animal Welfare, 2023 - cambridge.org
Hermit crabs (Paguroidea; Latreille 1802) offer great opportunities to study animal behaviour
and physiology. However, the animals' size and sex cannot be determined when they are …
and physiology. However, the animals' size and sex cannot be determined when they are …
Distracted decision makers: ship noise and predation risk change shell choice in hermit crabs
Human-induced rapid environmental change such as noise pollution alters the ability of
animals to integrate information cues. Many studies focus on how noise impacts single …
animals to integrate information cues. Many studies focus on how noise impacts single …
Vulnerability of juvenile hermit crabs to reduced seawater pH and shading
Multiple simultaneous stressors induced by anthropogenic activities may amplify their
impacts on marine organisms. The effects of ocean acidification, in combination with other …
impacts on marine organisms. The effects of ocean acidification, in combination with other …
Thermal tolerance of the hermit crab Pagurus samuelis subjected to shallow burial events
MG Valère-Rivet, D Juma, SG Dunbar - Crustacean Research, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
̶ Sedimentation and increasing temperature caused by human disturbances and global
climate change are additive in their effects on coastal areas. To assess their influence on …
climate change are additive in their effects on coastal areas. To assess their influence on …
What motivates hermit crabs to abandon trapped shells? Assessing the influence of shell value, olfactory attractants, and previous experience
Hermit crabs finding themselves in a trapped shell face a critical decision that will require an
assessment of the benefits of abandonment against the increased risks of predation and …
assessment of the benefits of abandonment against the increased risks of predation and …
Risk-taking and risk-avoiding behaviors by hermit crabs across multiple environmental contexts
Animal personality can affect individual fitness and the dynamics of populations. This study
tested variation in risk-avoiding (emergence from shells) and risk-taking behaviors …
tested variation in risk-avoiding (emergence from shells) and risk-taking behaviors …
Spatial and temporal variation in the predation risk for hermit crabs in a subtropical bay
Comparing the spatial and temporal dynamics of predation in turbid coastal waters can be
notoriously difficult. We used a tethering approach to directly assess variation in predation …
notoriously difficult. We used a tethering approach to directly assess variation in predation …
Structural patterns of a coastal hermit crab-gastropod shell interaction network: new insights from a unique relationship
Hermit crabs are ideal organisms for assessing how species that share resources can
coexist, as these crustacean species have an intimate relationship with gastropod shells and …
coexist, as these crustacean species have an intimate relationship with gastropod shells and …
What makes a good home for hermits? Assessing gastropod shell density and relative strength
The survival and reproductive success of hermit crabs is intrinsically linked to the quality of
their domicile shells. Because damaged or eroded shells can result in greater predation …
their domicile shells. Because damaged or eroded shells can result in greater predation …