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Ecology of Uca perplexa
 
Main Ref. Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng, 1994
Remarks Found on intertidal mudflats. Males wave their claws at approaching females and produce background waving when they attract females from a distance (Ref. 104851).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Uca perplexa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Murai, M. and P.R. Backwell, 2006
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Murai, M. and P.R. Backwell, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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