Table 3 Feeding experiments and intra- and inter-specific agonistic interactions observed at the two intertidal levels
From: Interference competition as a key determinant for spatial distribution of mangrove crabs
Elevated littoral fringe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeder | TOT removed | Stolen | M. tetragonon | N. malabaricum | N. asiaticum | N. smithi |
M. tetragonon | 50 (5.85%) | 4 | 1 (25.0%) | 0 | 3 (75.0%) | 0 |
N. malabaricum | 222 (26.03%) | 14 | 1 (7.1%) | 11 (78.6%) | 2 (14.3%) | 0 |
N. asiaticum | 422 (49.47%) | 46 | 6 (13%) | 18 (39.1%) | 22 (47.8) | 0 |
N. smithi | 159 (18.64%) | 18 | 1 (5.6%) | 7 (38.9%) | 8 (44.4%) | 2 (11.1%) |
Forest floor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeder | TOT removed | Stolen | M. tetragonon | N. malabaricum | N. asiaticum | N. smithi |
M. tetragonon | 10 (1.17%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. malabaricum | 28 (3.28%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. asiaticum | 14 (1.64%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 |
N. smithi | 766 (89.80%) | 38 | 5 (13.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | 0 | 27 (71.0%) |