Pit structure and trophic relationship of the coral pit crab Cryptochirus coralliodytes

Marine Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 711-717

  Simon Blecher, N ^a   Chemedanov, A ^a   Eden, N ^a   Achituv, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CRYPTOCHIRUS CORALLIODYTES; FAVIIDAE;

EID: 0032823692     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050587     Document Type: Article

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