The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gilliand ◽  
Jan A. Pechenik ◽  
Daria Clark
Keyword(s):  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Pagurus Longicarpus

Temperature and Salinity Effects on Shell Selection by the Hermit Crab Pagurus longicarpus

2018 ◽  
Vol 235 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-184
Author(s):  
Sarah Gilliand ◽  
Jan A. Pechenik
Keyword(s):  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Pagurus Longicarpus ◽  
Salinity Effects

Influences on movement and migration in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Lancaster ◽  
G.D. Wigham
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Hermit Crabs ◽  
Residence Times ◽  
South West ◽  
Pagurus Bernhardus ◽  
And Migration ◽  
South West England

Dispersion in a littoral population of Pagurus bernhardus in south-west England is shown to be random, with members demonstrating no evidence of site attachment. Movement patterns within the population are shown to be asynchronous and random, and to be dictated by the quantity and quality of each individual's shell contacts. These, in turn, affect the time that individuals spend within the habitat. This implies that population dynamics and residence times are so influenced by the availability of suitable empty gastropod shells that movement and migration in hermit crabs should be regarded as resource-dependent phenomena.

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