Effect of commensal hydroids on hermit crab competition in the littoral zone of Texas.

Simple item page
dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noAcc# 1133en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorWright, H.O.en_US
dc.contributor.otherNatureen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:48:17Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:48:17Z
dc.date.issued1973en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 139-140.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractIn the winter in Galveston Bay, Clibanarius vittatus competes with the Pagurus longicarpus and P. pollicaris for the gastropod shells. C. vittatus is agressive and able to outcompete Pagurus even if exceeded in size. About 20%-30% of Pagurus occupy shells bearing hydroid colonies, while C. vittatus is rarely found in such shells. Pagurus is immune to the hydroid sting, but C. vittatus is not. C. vittatus chooses shells without hydroid colonies, and Pagurus prefers hydroid covered shells. Pagurus sp. avoid exposure by migrating to deeper waters as the tide recedes, but C. bittatus withstands intermittant exposure. Since the hydroids cannot survive exposure to the air a case of mutualism exists: Pagurus benifits from the protection, and the hydroids benefit by mobility to deeper water.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/18864
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeen_US
dc.publisheren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1133.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjecthydroidsen_US
dc.subjectmarine crustaceansen_US
dc.subjectPagurus longicarpusen_US
dc.subjectPagurus pollicarisen_US
dc.subjectClibanarius vittatusen_US
dc.subjecthermit crabsen_US
dc.subjectcompetitionen_US
dc.subjectsymbiosisen_US
dc.titleEffect of commensal hydroids on hermit crab competition in the littoral zone of Texas.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue241(5385)en_US

Files

Collections

Galveston Bay Bibliography
GBIC Materials Available at Jack K. Williams Library