Behaviour and morphology of pagurid hermit crabs (Decapoda, Anomura) that live in tusk shells (Mollusca, Scaphopoda)

Crustaceana

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-144

  Imafuku, Michio ^a   Ando, Takamichi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Takeshima Aquarium   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CRUSTACEAN; MORPHOLOGY;

DECAPODA; PAGURUS FILHOLI; PAGURUS IMAFUKUI;

EID: 0033104565     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854099503221     Document Type: Article

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