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Amodio, P., Jelbert, S. A., & Clayton, N. S. (2018). The interplay between psychological predispositions and skill learning in the evolution of tool use. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 20, 130-137.
Duerden, J.E. (1905). On the habits and reactions of crabs bearing actinians in their claws. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 494–511.
Karplus, I., Fiedler, G. C., & Ramcharan, P. (1998). The Intraspecific Fighting Behavior of the Hawaiian Boxer Crab, Lybia edmondsoni Fighting with Dangerous Weapons? Symbiosis.
Mendoza, J. C. E., & Ng, P. K. (2011). The Polydectinae Dana, 1851, of the Philippines, with description of a new genus for Lybia hatagumoana Sakai, 1961 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae). Zootaxa, 3052(1), 51-61.
Nguyen, P. L., & van Baalen, M. (2020). On the difficult evolutionary transition from the free-living lifestyle to obligate symbiosis. PloS one, 15(7), e0235811.
Schnytzer, Y., Giman, Y., Karplus, I., & Achituv, Y. (2013). Bonsai anemones: Growth suppression of sea anemones by their associated kleptoparasitic boxer crab. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 448, 265-270.
Schnytzer, Y., Giman, Y., Karplus, I., & Achituv, Y. (2017). Boxer crabs induce asexual reproduction of their associated sea anemones by splitting and intraspecific theft. PeerJ, 5, e2954.
Schnytzer, Y., Achituv, Y., Fiedler, G. C., & Karplus, I. (2022). The intimate relationship between boxer crabs and sea anemones: what is known and what is not. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 495-531.
Smith, J. M., & Price, G. R. (1973). The logic of animal conflict. Nature, 246(5427), 15-18.
Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 27). Exuviae. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:48, January 2, 2025, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exuviae&oldid=1221033410
WoRMS Editorial Board (2025). World Register of Marine Species. Available from marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439134 at VLIZ. Accessed 2025-01-15. doi:10.14284/170
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Sources:
Amodio, P., Jelbert, S. A., & Clayton, N. S. (2018). The interplay between psychological predispositions and skill learning in the evolution of tool use. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 20, 130-137.
Duerden, J.E. (1905). On the habits and reactions of crabs bearing actinians in their claws. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 494–511.
Karplus, I., Fiedler, G. C., & Ramcharan, P. (1998). The Intraspecific Fighting Behavior of the Hawaiian Boxer Crab, Lybia edmondsoni Fighting with Dangerous Weapons? Symbiosis.
Mendoza, J. C. E., & Ng, P. K. (2011). The Polydectinae Dana, 1851, of the Philippines, with description of a new genus for Lybia hatagumoana Sakai, 1961 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae). Zootaxa, 3052(1), 51-61.
Nguyen, P. L., & van Baalen, M. (2020). On the difficult evolutionary transition from the free-living lifestyle to obligate symbiosis. PloS one, 15(7), e0235811.
Schnytzer, Y., Giman, Y., Karplus, I., & Achituv, Y. (2013). Bonsai anemones: Growth suppression of sea anemones by their associated kleptoparasitic boxer crab. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 448, 265-270.
Schnytzer, Y., Giman, Y., Karplus, I., & Achituv, Y. (2017). Boxer crabs induce asexual reproduction of their associated sea anemones by splitting and intraspecific theft. PeerJ, 5, e2954.
Schnytzer, Y., Achituv, Y., Fiedler, G. C., & Karplus, I. (2022). The intimate relationship between boxer crabs and sea anemones: what is known and what is not. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 495-531.
Smith, J. M., & Price, G. R. (1973). The logic of animal conflict. Nature, 246(5427), 15-18.
Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 27). Exuviae. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:48, January 2, 2025, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exuviae&oldid=1221033410
WoRMS Editorial Board (2025). World Register of Marine Species. Available from marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439134 at VLIZ. Accessed 2025-01-15. doi:10.14284/170
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