A reconstruction of the invasion of land by Jamaican crabs (Grapsidae: Sesarminae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-160

  Diesel, Rudolf ^a,b   Schubart, Christoph D ^b,c   Schuh, Martina ^b  

^a Max Planck Inst V   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Ecology; Egg size; Life history; Terrestrial invasion

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

JAMAICA;

ARMASES; SESARMA; UCA;

EID: 0034144338     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900002016     Document Type: Article

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