Reproduction of the hermit crab Pagurus lanuginosus and comparison of reproductive traits among sympatric species

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 474-478

  Wada, Satoshi ^a,b   Kitaoka, Hironao ^a   Goshima, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS; PAGURUS FILHOLI; PAGURUS LANUGINOSUS; PAGURUS MIDDENDORFFII; PAGURUS NIGROFASCIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034255001     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2000)020[0474:rothcp]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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