Reproductive behavior of the hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802)

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 668-674

  Hazlett, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECOPULATORY BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

CLIBANARIUS VITTATUS;

EID: 0029728872     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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