Behavioural evidence for colour vision determined by conditioning in the purple mud crab Scylla tranquebarica

• Main Authors: Gunzo Kawamura, Teodora Uy Bagarinao, Hue, Sin Cheah, Hiroaki Saito, Annita Seok Kian Yong, Leong-Seng Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25510/1/Behavioural%20evidence%20for%20colour%20vision%20determined%20by%20conditioning%20in%20the%20purple%20mud%20crab%20Scylla%20tranquebarica.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25510/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-019-01395-z
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Crabs and shrimps (order Decapoda) use colours in various tasks such as foraging and mate choice. Colour vision requires at least two types of photoreceptors with different spectral sensitivities. Previous physiological studies revealed that most crabs including Scylla mud crabs have a single visual...