Population structure and shell use in the hermit crab, Clibanarius erythropus: A comparison between Mediterranean and Atlantic shores

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-84

  Benvenuto, C ^a   Gherardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHELL;

EID: 0034914481     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315401003423     Document Type: Article

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