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Direct and biometrical estimates of the closing force of major claws of the sand fiddler crab Leptuca pugilator (Bosc, 1801) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae): Support for the weakening combatant hypothesis
Journal of Crustacean Biology ( IF 1.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-14 , DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruab007
Jeffrey S Levinton 1 , Brooke Arena 1
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Many conclusions concerning the functional biology of crab claws rely upon biometrical estimates of closing force, based upon measures of muscle cross-sectional area and mechanical advantage. Fiddler crab closing force patterns show variation with body size, claw size, location of the opposing claw tips, and physiological condition, so we have measured closing force of the sand fiddler crab Leptuca pugilator (Bosc, 1801) as a function of claw size, force exerted at claw tips, and at the commonly well-developed pollex tooth. Leptuca pugilator has an elongated claw with gracile dactyl and pollex. As predicted by biometrical proportions, closing force is greater at the pollex tooth than at the claw tip. The pollex tooth does shift with increasing claw size in relative position toward the claw hinge. Mechanical advantage at the pollex tooth and dactyl tip both decline with increasing claw length. But there is no difference in slope of log closing force as a function of log claw length between the pollex position and terminus of the dactyl, which demonstrates that force exerted at the pollex tooth has no impact on proportional change in closing force with increasing claw size. The log-log slope is ~0.9, reflecting the proportionally decreasing muscle cross-sectional area and lowering mechanical advantage with increasing claw size. For both the pollex tooth and the claw tip, mechanical advantage decreases very slightly with increasing claw size, but closing force proportionally decreases with increasing claw size, supporting the weakening combatant hypothesis for this species.

中文翻译:

沙提琴蟹 Leptuca pugilator (Bosc, 1801) (十足目: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) 主要爪子闭合力的直接和生物特征估计:支持弱化战斗假设

许多关于蟹爪功能生物学的结论依赖于闭合力的生物特征估计,基于肌肉横截面积和机械优势的测量。招潮蟹闭合力模式随体型、爪子大小、相对爪尖位置和生理状况而变化,因此我们测量了沙子招潮蟹 Leptuca pugilator (Bosc, 1801) 的闭合力与爪子大小的函数关系,力施加在爪尖和通常发育良好的指齿上。Leptuca pugilator 有一个细长的爪子,带有纤细的指趾和花粉。正如生物特征比例所预测的那样,指尖处的闭合力大于爪尖处的闭合力。指状齿确实随着爪尺寸的增加而移动,相对位置朝向爪铰链。趾齿和指尖的机械优势都随着爪长度的增加而下降。但是,作为原木爪长度的函数,原木闭合力的斜率在指头位置和指端之间没有差异,这表明施加在指齿上的力对闭合力的比例变化没有影响,随着爪尺寸的增加. log-log 斜率约为 0.9,反映了肌肉横截面积按比例减少,并随着爪尺寸的增加而降低机械优势。对于花粉齿和爪尖,机械优势随着爪子尺寸的增加而略微下降,但闭合力随着爪子尺寸的增加而成比例地降低,支持该物种的弱化战斗假设。但是,作为原木爪长度的函数,原木闭合力的斜率在指头位置和指端之间没有差异,这表明施加在指齿上的力对闭合力的比例变化没有影响,随着爪尺寸的增加. log-log 斜率约为 0.9,反映了肌肉横截面积按比例减少,并随着爪尺寸的增加而降低机械优势。对于花粉齿和爪尖,机械优势随着爪子尺寸的增加而略微降低,但闭合力随着爪子尺寸的增加而成比例地降低,支持该物种的弱化战斗假设。但是,作为原木爪长度的函数,原木闭合力的斜率在指头位置和指端之间没有差异,这表明施加在指齿上的力对闭合力的比例变化没有影响,随着爪尺寸的增加. log-log 斜率约为 0.9,反映了肌肉横截面积按比例减少,并随着爪尺寸的增加而降低机械优势。对于花粉齿和爪尖,机械优势随着爪子尺寸的增加而略微降低,但闭合力随着爪子尺寸的增加而成比例地降低,支持该物种的弱化战斗假设。这表明施加在指齿上的力对闭合力随爪尺寸的增加成比例变化没有影响。log-log 斜率约为 0.9,反映了肌肉横截面积按比例减少,并随着爪尺寸的增加而降低机械优势。对于花粉齿和爪尖,机械优势随着爪子尺寸的增加而略微降低,但闭合力随着爪子尺寸的增加而成比例地降低,支持该物种的弱化战斗假设。这表明施加在指齿上的力对闭合力随爪尺寸的增加成比例变化没有影响。log-log 斜率约为 0.9,反映了肌肉横截面积按比例减少,并随着爪尺寸的增加而降低机械优势。对于花粉齿和爪尖,机械优势随着爪子尺寸的增加而略微降低,但闭合力随着爪子尺寸的增加而成比例地降低,支持该物种的弱化战斗假设。
更新日期:2021-04-14
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