Morphology of Uca formosensis Rathbun, 1921 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae), an endemic fiddler crab from Taiwan, with notes on its ecology

Zoological Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 164-177

  Shih, Hsi Te ^a   Mok, Hin Kiu ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^a   Lee, Sin Che ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chela type; Coloration; Distribution; Handedness; Study history

Indexed keywords

CHELA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ILEX COOKII; OCYPODIDAE; THALASSUCA; UCA;

EID: 0033110629     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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