Marine Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 209, С. 107199 - 107199
Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2025
Coping with wave action is energetically demanding. Therefore, the endurance of animals exposed to waves should depend on a long-term balance between energy intake and needed withstand waves. Since hydrodynamic forces lift drag increase body size, we expected find smaller individuals in wave-exposed areas. We sampled size distribution hermit crabs along gradient intensity. Then, experimentally estimated budget (assimilated energy, maintenance metabolic rate, cost coping waves) as function bidirectional water flow at two different intensities for 21 days. used exponents assimilated energetic compute theoretically predicted optimum maximum according Sebens model. found that increased intensity due higher demands physiological remaining attached substrate. Although under both regimes, this was less pronounced stronger regime compared those weaker treatment. Furthermore, experimental constraints collected field were than by model similar regime. Together, these results suggest may exhibit an adaptive submaximal growth strategy mitigate costs action.
Язык: Английский