Utilization of shell resources by the hermit crabs Calcinus latens and Calcinus gaimardii at Kenting, Southern Taiwan

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 786-795

  Shih, H T ^a   Mok, H K ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINUS GAIMARDII; CALCINUS LATENS;

EID: 0033763345     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2000)020[0786:uosrbt]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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