Effects of shell status and social context on the agonistic behavior of the tropical hermit crab, Clibanarius signatus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLIBANARIUS; CLIBANARIUS SIGNATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0030436204     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348868     Document Type: Article

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