Burrowing abilities and swash behavior of three crabs, Emerita analoga Stimpson, Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, and Lepidopa californica Efford (Anomura, Hippoidea), of exposed sandy beaches

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-245

  Dugan, J E ^a   Hubbard, D M ^a   Lastra, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albuneidae; Beach morphodynamics; Hippidae; Sandy beach; Swash zone

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BURROWING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SUBSTRATE; SURF ZONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CRAB; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE; FAUNA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034694749     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00294-X     Document Type: Article

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