Are hermit crabs looking for light and large shells?: evidence from natural and field induced shell exchanges

Population Consequences of Shell Utilization by Hermit Crabs

Nick Fotheringham · Ecology · 1976 · 206 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +16

The Influence of Shell-Type On Hermit Crab Growth Rate and Clutch Size (Decapoda, Anomura)

Mark D. Bertness · Crustaceana · 1981 · 184 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +11

Behavioral Ecology and Fitness Theory in a Tropical Hermit Crab

John R. Childress · Ecology · 1972 · 166 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Zoology +13

Shell Wars: Assessment Strategies and the Timing of Decisions in Hermit Crab Shell Fights

Barbara M. Dowds, Robert W. Elwood · Behaviour · 1983 · 147 citations

Life Sciences, Zoology, Animal Behavior +10

Chemical attraction of hermit crabs and other attendants to simulated gastropod predation sites

Dan Rittschof · Journal of Chemical Ecology · 1980 · 129 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +12