Ecology Summary - Uca lactea

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Ecology of Uca lactea

Main Ref.	Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng, 1994
Remarks	Occurs in the upper intertidal zone. Males build semi-domes of mud at the entrances of their burrows during mating season (Ref. 104846). Also found in sandy shores (Ref. 125338); river mouths, and mangrove areas (Ref. 113679).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Uca lactea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Kim, T.W., J.H. Christy and J.C. Choe, 2004
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Kim, T.W., J.H. Christy and J.C. Choe, 2004

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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