Evaluating the potential impact of bird predation on the SW Atlantic fiddler crab Leptuca uruguayensis

Evaluating the potential impact of bird predation on the SW Atlantic fiddler crab Leptuca uruguayensis

Abstract The southernmost permanent population of the fiddler crab Leptuca uruguayensis occurs along the Samborombón Bay (36°22′S, 56°45′W, Argentina), an important feeding site for many bird species, including ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres), whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus), grey plovers (Pluvi...

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Main Authors: Pablo D. Ribeiro, Diego D. Navarro, Luciano M. Jaureguy, Pedro Daleo, Oscar O. Iribarne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Helgoland Marine Research
Subjects:
Fiddler crabs
Uca uruguayensis
Leptuca uruguayensis
Predation impact
Shorebird predation
Computer simulation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-019-0527-9

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