Ontogeny of shell-related behaviors and transition to land in the terrestrial hermit crab Coenobita compressus H. Milne Edwards

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

  Brodie, Renae J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Coenobita; Land hermit crab; Megalopae; Metamorphosis; Shell

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIADROMY; ONTOGENY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CRAB; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY;

COENOBITA COMPRESSUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0033517114     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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