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The metabolic cost of carrying a sexually selected trait in the male fiddler crab Uca pugilator.

The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Oct 2017

Tullis Alexa, Straube Corinne H T

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Models proposed to explain sexually selected structures assume that these traits are costly. However, studies investigating the impact of such structures on locomotory costs have produced inconsistent results. Male fiddler crabs possess a large sexually selected claw and are ideal for assessing the impact of a sexually selected trait on the cost of locomotion. Here, we measured the energy expenditure of clawed,...

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PMID: 28794227
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.163816

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