No compromise between metabolism and behavior of decorator crabs in reduced pH conditions

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Rankin, Ashley, Seo, Kyungah, Graeve, Olivia A., Taylor, Jennifer R. A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
• Subjects: Article; Pelia; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6472338/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31000765; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42696-8

Many marine calcifiers experience metabolic costs when exposed to experimental ocean acidification conditions, potentially limiting the energy available to support regulatory processes and behaviors. Decorator crabs expend energy on decoration camouflage and may face acute trade-offs under environme...