Shell utilization patterns of a tropical intertidal hermit crab assemblage

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-107

  Turra, Alexander ^a,b   Leite, Fosca P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ecologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SHELL;

CERITHIUM; CERITHIUM ATRATUM; CHICOREUS; CHICOREUS SENEGALENSIS; CLIBANARIUS ANTILLENSIS; CLIBANARIUS SCLOPETARIUS; CLIBANARIUS VITTATUS; CYMATIUM; CYMATIUM PARTHENOPEUM; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; LEUCOZONIA NASSA; NASSA; STRAMONITA HAEMASTOMA;

EID: 0036486668     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315402005210     Document Type: Article

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