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William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Mangrove Crab Outruns Its Namesake in Climate-driven Coastal Shift
April 09, 2026
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, April 9 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news:

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Mangrove crab outruns its namesake in climate-driven coastal shift

By John Wallace

A crab named for mangrove forests is leaving them behind.

New research from William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS shows the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab (Leptuca thayeri) is settling into tempera . . .

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