Presentation 2001/1/4
Emergence of a medium of exchange in shell transfer by the hermit crab
Shuji Shinohara,
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Abstract(in English) In this paper we discuss the possibility if a medium of exchange emerges during shell exchange in the hermit crab.Hermit crabs live in shell in order to defend from predators, and seldom leave their inhabited shell under the natural condition.We constructed the experimental system as follows ; hermit crab could not get to eat bait unless they left its own shell.In order to fulfill this condition, the inhabited shell was fixed on the ground apart from bait.We also laid down another shell(called M), which was vacant and mobile but unfit the body, beside the fixed shell.As a consequence, population using M for traveling back and forth between its own fixed shell and bait was observed as well as one living in the nude and another one transferring to M.Through evaluating the result, one can regard the use of M as germ of a medium of exchange.
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Keyword(in English) sceptical solution / a medium of exchange / emergence / hermit crab
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Title (in English) Emergence of a medium of exchange in shell transfer by the hermit crab
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Keyword(1) sceptical solution
Keyword(2) a medium of exchange
Keyword(3) emergence
Keyword(4) hermit crab
1st Author's Name Shuji Shinohara
1st Author's Affiliation Department of Complex Systems, School of Systems Information Science, Future University-Hakodate()
Date 2001/1/4
Paper # AI2000-61
Volume (vol) vol.100
Number (no) 530
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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