Variation in the branchial formula of semiterrestrial crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsidae and Ocypodidae) in relation to physiological adaptations to the environment

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 472-486

  Takeda, Satoshi ^a   Matsumasa, Masatoshi ^b   Kikuchi, Susumu ^b   Poovachiranon, Sombat ^c   Murai, Minoru ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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EID: 0029762311     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1548737     Document Type: Article

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