Colour change and mimicry from juvenile to adult: Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) (Brachyura, Xanthidae) and Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura, Portunidae)

Crustaceana

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 703-710

  Bedini, Roberto ^a  

^a Inst of Marine Biology and Ecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRAB; MIMICRY; SUBSTRATE;

BRACHYURA; CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; XANTHIDAE; XANTHO; XANTHO PORESSA;

EID: 0036587477     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854002760202688     Document Type: Article

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