Effect of acanthocephalan parasites on hiding behaviour in two species of shore crabs

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 323-326

  Latham, A D M ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HERMIGRAPSUS CRENULATUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MACROPHTHALMUS HIRTIPES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PROFILICOLLIS;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRACHYURA; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMALIA; BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; HEMIGRAPSUS; MACROPHTHALMUS; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 0036900852     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2002139     Document Type: Article

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