'Igloo' construction by the ocypodid crab, Dotilia myctiroides (Milne- Edwards) (Crustacea; Brachyura): The role of an air chamber when burrowing in a saturated sandy substratum

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-247

  Takeda, Satoshi ^a   Matsumasa, Masatoshi ^b   Yong, Hoi Sen ^c   Murai, Minoru ^d,e  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burrow structure; Burrowing behaviour; Dotilla myctiroides; Ocypodidae; Physical condition of substratum

Indexed keywords

DOTILIA MYCTIROIDES;

AIR CHAMBER; BURROWS; IGLOO CONSTRUCTION; SEMI-FLUID SAND;

EID: 0030585392     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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