title: Evolution: Remodelling hermit shellters.
abstract: Land hermit crabs hollow out the shells in which they live. A new study shows that remodelled shells afford better survival, with important implications for sociality and evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. gjvermeij@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Geerat J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Vermeij
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura