Effects of shell fit on the biology of the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus (Say)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-184

  Angel, Jennifer E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Growth rate; Hermit crab; Predation risk; Shell adequacy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CRAB; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; PREDATION RISK; SHELL; SIZE EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CRAB; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

UNITED STATES;

CANCER IRRORATUS; DECAPODA; PAGURUS LONGICARPUS;

EID: 0033977131     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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