The feeding behaviour of Thalamita crenata (portunidae, decapoda), a cannibalistic marine scavenger

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-267

  Mckillup, Stephen C ^a   Mckillup, Ruth V ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannibal; Crab; Fatal fighting; Feeding; Intertidal

Indexed keywords

COCOS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; THALAMITA CRENATA; DECAPODA;

CANNIBALISM; CRAB; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; SCAVENGERS; SCAVENGING;

INDIAN OCEAN, COCOS ISLANDS;

EID: 0030390464     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249609378995     Document Type: Article

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