Biomimetic robots reveal flexible adjustment of sexual signalling in a wild invertebrate.
J. A. Wilde, S. K. Darden, J. D. Hart, M. N. Weiss, S. Ellis, T. W. Fawcett
This study uses a biomimetic robot to test if fiddler crabs adjust their waving behavior in response to rival signals, finding no change in rate but longer bouts and altered burrow behavior.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2023 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition