Patterns of shell utilization and selection in two sympatric hermit crabs (Anomura: Diogenidae) in south-eastern Brazil

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1053-1059

  Floeter, S R ^a,b   Nalesso, R C ^a   Rodrigues, M M P ^a   Turra, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HABITAT SELECTION; PARTITIONING; SHELL; SYMPATRY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0034473715     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400003118     Document Type: Article

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