XXIII.—A Comparative Study of the Reflexes of Autotomy in Decapod Crustacea
- 1 January 1915
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Vol. 35, 232-262
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600017855
Abstract
The self-amputation of limbs, or autotomy, as it has been called, is a remarkable example of one of the provisions which marine animals have for their survival in the struggle for existence. Many species, especially members of the decapod crustacea, have the power of leaving a leg in the grasp of an enemy and escaping to the shelter of a kindly rock. Autotomy also occurs very markedly in some echinoderms.Keywords
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