Predation on snakes by the freshwater land crab Eudaniela garmani

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Maitland, David P ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACTUS TRILINEATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUDANIELA GARMANI; GASTROPODA; GECARCINIDAE; OXYBELIS AENEUS; SERPENTES; SIBON; SIBON NEBULATA; SIBON NEBULATUS NEBULATUS; TROPIDOCLONION LINEATUM;

EID: 0037325288     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/20021975-99990331     Document Type: Article

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