Precopulatory behaviour of the hermit crabs Diogenes avarus and Clibanarius virescens

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 487-492

  Hazlett, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERITHIUM; CLIBANARIUS; CLIBANARIUS VIRESCENS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENES; DIOGENES AVARUS;

EID: 0030458022     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960487     Document Type: Article

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