Competitive dynamics of a mediterranean hermit crab assemblage: The role of interference and exploitative competition for shells

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 32, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1447-1451

  Busato, P ^a   Benvenuto, C ^a   Gherardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inter specific competition; Mediterranean rocky shores; Non conventional hermit crabs

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; ROCKY SHORE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CALCINUS TUBULARIS; CLIBANARIUS ERYTHROPUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031737853     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939800770981     Document Type: Article

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