Variation in safety factors of claws within and among six species of Cancer crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-62

  Taylor, G M ^a   Palmer, A R ^a   Barton, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Crustacea allometry; Peformance chela

Indexed keywords

ANTENNARIUS; BRACHYURA; CANCER ANTENNARIUS; CANCER BRANNERI; CANCER GRACILIS; CANCER MAGISTER; CANCER OREGONENSIS; CANCER PRODUCTUS; CHELA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0033863773     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0385     Document Type: Article

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