Mate selection and mating behaviour in spider crabs

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-193

  Jones, D R ^a   Hartnoll, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inachus; mate selection; pheromones; spider crabs

Indexed keywords

MATE SELECTION; MATING; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SPIDER CRAB;

DECAPODA; INACHUS DORSETTENSIS;

EID: 0031060960     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0210     Document Type: Article

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