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The plastic homes of hermit crabs in the Anthropocene

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dc.abstract.enPlastic is the most pervasive element of marine waste, with harmful impact on wildlife. By using iEcology (i.e., internet Ecology, use of online data sources as a new tool in ecological research), we report on the emergence of a novel behaviour in hermit crabs related to the use of plastic or other anthropogenic materials as protective shells. We analysed images posted on social media to identify 386 individuals with artificial shells — mainly plastic caps (85 %). We report that 10 of the world's 16 terrestrial hermit crabs use artificial shells, a behaviour observed on all of the Earth's tropical coasts. Four non-exclusive mechanisms may drive individual choice for artificial shells: sexual signaling, lightness of artificial shells, odour cues, and camouflage in a polluted environment. Further research is needed to determine the impact of this behaviour on hermit crab evolutionary trajectories.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Zoologii
dc.contributor.authorJagiello, Zuzanna
dc.contributor.authorDylewski, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorSzulkin, Marta
dc.date.access2025-01-07
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-07T11:13:58Z
dc.date.available2025-01-07T11:13:58Z
dc.date.copyright2024-01-06
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.bibliographyil., bibliogr.
dc.description.financepublication_nocost
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dc.description.if8,2
dc.description.number25 February 2024
dc.description.points200
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume913
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168959
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1026
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2279
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723075885
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofScience of The Total Environment
dc.relation.pagesart. 168959
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudsend
dc.subject.enplastic pollution
dc.subject.enhermit crabs
dc.subject.eniEcology
dc.subject.enartificial shell
dc.subject.enanthropocene
dc.titleThe plastic homes of hermit crabs in the Anthropocene
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.volume913