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Ritualization in Marine Crustacea

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Behavior of Marine Animals

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The concept of ritualization of behavior patterns in animals is generally attributed to Huxley (1923), although Huxley (1966) gives credit for this concept to Selous (1901), and Darwin (1872) certainly had ideas along these lines. Ritualization has been variously defined (see Huxley, 1966), but it generally refers to the evolutionary development of communicatory movements or postures from movements or postures which originally served other purposes. Communication between individuals is improved by the evolutionary development of less ambiguous behavior patterns. Although the visual channel has been examined most frequently, evolutionary changes in sonic, tactile, and chemical activities could also result from ritualization, i.e., the development of a signal.

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    Howard E. Winn (Professor of Oceanography and Zoology) (Professor of Oceanography and Zoology)

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Hazlett, B.A. (1972). Ritualization in Marine Crustacea. In: Winn, H.E., Olla, B.L. (eds) Behavior of Marine Animals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0907-9_3

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