Aspects of the biology of the burrowing shrimp Alpheus glaber (Olivi) (decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) from the Central Adriatic

Ophelia

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-42

  Atkinson, R J A ^a   Gramitto, M E ^b   Froglia, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Alpheidae; Alpheus glaber; Burrowing behaviour; Burrows; Decapoda; Predators; Relative growth

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; BURROWING ORGANISM; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALPHEIDAE; ALPHEUS; ALPHEUS GLABER; ANIMALIA; CARIDEA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 0038009331     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785236.2003.10409503     Document Type: Article

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