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| | Coenobita rugosus | Coenobita perlatus |
|---|
| Utilized gastropod shells | 90 species (21 families) | 41 species (14 families) |
| Cerithiid shells utilized | 13.90% | 32.06% (***) |
| Cerithiid shells selected | 54.67% | 56.00% |
| Nassariid shells utilized | 28.78% | 18.49% |
| Nassariid shells selected | 64.00% | 65.33% |
| Naticid shells utilized | 14.09% | 4.22% (***) |
| Naticid shells selected | 56.00% | 20.00% (***) |
| Strombid shells utilized | 12.77% | 39.52% (***) |
| Strombid shells selected | 25.33% | 58.67% (***) |
| Shell diversity Shannon H | 3.644 | 3.039 |
| Niche width B in respect to shell species | 23.870 | 12.869 |
- Asterisks (***p < 0.001) indicate significant differences in the proportional utilization or selection of the respective shell type between the two hermit crab species, C. rugosus and C. perlatus
