Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study

Shell preferences, as shown by laboratory choice experiments, are important determinants of shell utilization under natural conditions. Size and shell species preferences of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis were determined and compared for the most occupied shell types (Olivancillaria urceus, Natica i...

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Autores: L. Mantelatto, Fernando, Biagi, Renata, L. Meireles - Marcelo A. Scelzo, Andrea
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
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Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Crustacea
Paguridae
Pagurus exilis
ocupación de concha
Atlántico sudoccidental
shell occupation
southwestern Atlantic
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spelling Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative studyShell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative studyL. Mantelatto, FernandoBiagi, RenataL. Meireles - Marcelo A. Scelzo, AndreaCrustaceaPaguridaePagurus exilisocupación de conchaAtlántico sudoccidentalshell occupationsouthwestern AtlanticShell preferences, as shown by laboratory choice experiments, are important determinants of shell utilization under natural conditions. Size and shell species preferences of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis were determined and compared for the most occupied shell types (Olivancillaria urceus, Natica isabelleana and Buccinanops gradatum) in the Caraguatatuba region, Brazil, and for the two most occupied species (B. gradatum and N. isabelleana) in Mar del Plata, Argentina. All experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions, using glass aquaria where the hermit crabs were placed naked with a large number of shells of appropriate sizes. After 36 h the crabs and chosen shells were measured. The relationship between preferred shell type, shell size and shell volume was determined by regression analysis. Pagurus exilis showed significant choices amongst shell types. Specimens from Argentina preferred N. isabelleana and those from Brazil chose B. gradatum > N. isabelleana > O. urceus. Preferences were characterized by shell weight and internal volume. The present data lead us to conclude that shell selection by hermit crabs involves individual preferences related to the shell features that best provide protection and survival.Universidad de Costa Rica2007-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticleTextartículo originalhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/581510.15517/rbt.v55i0.5815Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 No. S1 (2007): Volume 55 – Supplement 1 – June 2007: Proceedings of Crustacea - Workshop; 153–162Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 Núm. S1 (2007): Volumen 55 – Suplemento 1 – Junio 2007: Reunión Crustacea - Taller; 153–162Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 N.º S1 (2007): Volumen 55 – Suplemento 1 – Junio 2007: Reunión Crustacea - Taller; 153–1622215-20750034-774410.15517/rbt.v55i0reponame:Portal de Revistas UCRinstname:Universidad de Costa Ricainstacron:UCRenghttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5815/5551Derechos de autor 2007 Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0acceso abiertohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-03-16T16:20:57Zoai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/5815Portal de revistashttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/Universidadhttp://www.ucr.ac.crhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/index/oaijorge.polanco@ucr.ac.crCosta RicaNo aplicaNo aplicaNo aplicaopendoar:2025-08-13T10:14:49.723Portal de Revistas UCR - Universidad de Costa Ricafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
title Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
spellingShingle Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
L. Mantelatto, Fernando
Crustacea
Paguridae
Pagurus exilis
ocupación de concha
Atlántico sudoccidental
shell occupation
southwestern Atlantic
title_short Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
title_full Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
title_fullStr Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
title_sort Shell preference of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura: Paguridae) from Brazil and Argentina: a comparative study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv L. Mantelatto, Fernando
Biagi, Renata
L. Meireles - Marcelo A. Scelzo, Andrea
author L. Mantelatto, Fernando
author_facet L. Mantelatto, Fernando
Biagi, Renata
L. Meireles - Marcelo A. Scelzo, Andrea
author_role author
author2 Biagi, Renata
L. Meireles - Marcelo A. Scelzo, Andrea
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Crustacea
Paguridae
Pagurus exilis
ocupación de concha
Atlántico sudoccidental
shell occupation
southwestern Atlantic
topic Crustacea
Paguridae
Pagurus exilis
ocupación de concha
Atlántico sudoccidental
shell occupation
southwestern Atlantic
description Shell preferences, as shown by laboratory choice experiments, are important determinants of shell utilization under natural conditions. Size and shell species preferences of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis were determined and compared for the most occupied shell types (Olivancillaria urceus, Natica isabelleana and Buccinanops gradatum) in the Caraguatatuba region, Brazil, and for the two most occupied species (B. gradatum and N. isabelleana) in Mar del Plata, Argentina. All experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions, using glass aquaria where the hermit crabs were placed naked with a large number of shells of appropriate sizes. After 36 h the crabs and chosen shells were measured. The relationship between preferred shell type, shell size and shell volume was determined by regression analysis. Pagurus exilis showed significant choices amongst shell types. Specimens from Argentina preferred N. isabelleana and those from Brazil chose B. gradatum > N. isabelleana > O. urceus. Preferences were characterized by shell weight and internal volume. The present data lead us to conclude that shell selection by hermit crabs involves individual preferences related to the shell features that best provide protection and survival.
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