Mangrove sesarmid crab feeding experiments in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-119

  Ashton, Elizabeth C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrow; Ecology; Leaf breakdown; Leaf status; Mangrove leaf species; Sesarmid crabs

Indexed keywords

CRAB; FEEDING ECOLOGY; LEAF LITTER; MANGROVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DRY MASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MALAYSIA; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

MALAYSIA;

AVICENNIA; BRUGUIERA; BRUGUIERA GYMNORRHIZA; BRUGUIERA PARVIFLORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LEPIDONOTUS; PERISESARMA; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; SESARMA;

EID: 0037014482     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00140-5     Document Type: Article

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