Big crab claws for bling or bang?

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

Male fiddler crabs tread an evolutionary fine line between growing an enlarged claw better for signalling to females or one better for fighting. Long light claws are better for attracting females, but not for fighting.

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