Gastropod shells or polychaete tubes? The hermit crab Discorsopagurus schmitti's housing dilemma

Ecoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-164

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hermit crab's housing; Shell competition; Tube dwelling hermit crabs

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD SHELLS; LIFE HISTORY; POLYCHAETE TUBES; SHELL CHOICE;

DISCORSOPAGURUS SCHMITTI;

EID: 0029730752     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682326     Document Type: Article

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