Animal contests and microplastics: evidence of disrupted behaviour in hermit crabs <italic toggle="yes">Pagurus bernhardus</italic>
Microplastics are ubiquitous in global marine systems and may have negative impacts on a vast range of species. Recently, microplastics were shown to impair shell selection assessments in hermit crabs, an essential behaviour for their survival. Hermit crabs also engage in ‘rapping’ contests over she...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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| Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211089 |