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R script from Animal contests and microplastics: evidence of disrupted behaviour in hermit crabs Pagurus bernhardus
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This is an R analysis script associated with a study on disrupted competitive behavior in hermit crabs exposed to microplastics. It is a supplementary code file, not a research article.
The R script used to analyse the data
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Data from Animal contests and microplastics: evidence of disrupted behaviour in hermit crabs Pagurus bernhardus
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Researchers found that microplastic exposure disrupted shell-fighting contests in hermit crabs, impairing defenders' ability to assess opponents and reducing attackers' rapping strength, suggesting broader behavioral impacts on marine animals than previously recognized.
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This dataset contains raw behavioral data from shell selection experiments in hermit crabs exposed to microplastics, recording whether crabs contacted and entered optimal shells and the latency for these behaviors. The data support a published study showing that microplastics disrupt normal shell selection behavior in hermit crabs.
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