Parasitic castration of the crab, Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner, from the Miocene of New Zealand: Coevolution within the crustacea

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 493-498

  Feldmann, Rodney M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNACLE; CASTRATION; CRAB; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIP; PALAEOECOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

CIRRIPEDIA; DAKOTICANCER OVERANUS; DECAPODA; TUMIDOCARCINUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 0031810456     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000024264     Document Type: Article

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