Desiccation tolerances for three hermit crab species Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc), Pagurus pollicaris Say and P. longicarpus Say (Decapoda, Anomura) in the North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 117-122

  Young, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

crabs; decapoda (arth); dessication; intertidal environment; laboratory method; South Carolina coast; tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000637051     PISSN: 03023524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0302-3524(78)90047-6     Document Type: Article

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