Fiddler crab
| image = fiddler crab.jpg | image_caption = Red-jointed fiddler crab (''Minuca minax'') | auto = yes | parent = Ocypodidae | includes = * Gelasiminae Miers, 1886 * Ucinae Dana, 1851 }}The fiddler crab or calling crab can be one of the hundred species of semiterrestrial marine crabs in the family Ocypodidae. These crabs are well known for their extreme sexual dimorphism, where the male crabs have a major claw significantly larger than their minor claw, whilst females claws are both the same size. The name fiddler crab comes from the appearance of their small and large claw together, looking similar to a fiddle.
A smaller number of ghost crab and mangrove crab species are also found in the family Ocypodidae. This entire group is composed of small crabs, the largest being ''Afruca tangeri'' which is slightly over two inches (5 cm) across. Fiddler crabs are found along sea beaches and brackish intertidal mud flats, lagoons, swamps, and various other types of brackish or salt-water wetlands. Whilst fiddler crabs are currently split into two subfamilies of Gelasiminae and Ucinae, there is still phylogenetic and taxonomical debate as to whether the movement from the overall genus of ‘’Uca’’ to these subfamilies and the separate 11 genera
Like all crabs, fiddler crabs shed their shells as they grow. If they have lost legs or claws during their present growth cycle, a new one will be present when they molt. If the major claw is lost, males will regenerate one on the same side after their next molt. Newly molted crabs are very vulnerable because of their soft shells. They are reclusive and hide until the new shell hardens.
In a controlled laboratory setting, fiddler crabs exhibit a constant circadian rhythm that mimics the ebb and flow of the tides: they turn dark during the day and light at night. Provided by Wikipedia
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Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri ve Kız Çocuklarının Eğitimi Sorunu by Neşe Uca, Kenan Bulut
Published 2020-06-01
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Müze Ziyaretçi Deneyimi ve Destinasyon İmajı Ölçeklerinin Uygulanabilirliği Üzerine Bir Araştırma by Mesud Uzun, Selda Uca
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Development of a Perception Scale on the Use of Webquests by Cumali ÖKSÜZ, Sanem UÇA
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The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: A Case of Aura Accompanying Cluster Headache by Ali Ulvi Uca, Hasan Hüseyin Kozak
Published 2015-09-01
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The Impact of the Airline Freight Transportation on GDP in Turkey by Okşan Kibritçi Artar, Nagehan Uca, Mustafa Emre Taşçı
Published 2016-12-01
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Flood Modelling Using Integration of Multi-data Analysis and HEC-RAS Model in Mata Allo River, Sulawesi by Uca, Lamada Mustari, Arfan Amal, Haris Nurul Afdal
Published 2023-01-01
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Rolling circle amplification shows a sinusoidal template length-dependent amplification bias. by Joffroy, B, Uca, YO, Prešern, D, Doye, JPK, Schmidt, TL
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Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education by Nuray Gedik, Esra Pınar Uça Güneş, Ayfer Beylik, Alper Çabuk, Engin Tıraş
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Psychosocial predictors of the fear of childbirth in Turkish pregnant women by Nevin Çıtak Bilgin, Hamit Coşkun, Dilek Coşkuner Potur, Esra İbar Aydın, Esra Uca
Published 2021-04-01
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