A field study of intraspecific competition for food in hermit crabs (Pagurus bernhardus)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Ramsay, K ^a,b   Kaiser, M J ^b   Hughes, R N ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aggressive behaviour; crabs; feeding; fisheries; intraspecific competition; Irish Sea

Indexed keywords

PAGURUS BERNHARDUS; DECAPODA;

BODY SIZE; COMPETITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FOOD PATCH SIZE; HERMIT CRAB; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PATCH SIZE;

EID: 0031079594     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0213     Document Type: Article

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