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Crayfish bury their own exuviae: a newly discovered behavioral pattern in decapods

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Title
Crayfish bury their own exuviae: a newly discovered behavioral pattern in decapods
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SpringerPlus, September 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-3343-6
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Miloš Buřič, Martin Fořt, Martin Bláha, Lukáš Veselý, Pavel Kozák, Antonín Kouba

Abstract

Invertebrates are a very diverse group of animals, showing a wide spectrum of life strategies and adaptations. They often exhibit very complex behavioural and social patterns. In crayfish, the largest freshwater invertebrates, we found a new behavioural pattern, burying their own exuviae after moulting. Such a pattern may be an as yet unrecognized type of hoarding or caching. The buried exuvia is exhumed after 2 or 3 days (when the crayfish body is no longer as soft) and consumed. This behaviour is probably self-protective (hiding the mark of a helpless prey), as well as having mineral storage reasons. Such complex behavioural patterns in invertebrates present new challenges for future research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Czechia 1 5%
Unknown 21 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 32%
Researcher 4 18%
Student > Master 3 14%
Other 2 9%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 3 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 8 36%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 36%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 5%
Chemistry 1 5%
Unknown 4 18%
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