Cannibalism within mating pairs of the parasitic isopod, Ichthyoxenus fushanensis

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 662-668

  Tsai, Min Li ^a   Dai, Chang Feng ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOXENUS; ICHTHYOXENUS FUSHANENSIS; ISOPODA; VARICORHINUS; VARICORHINUS BACBATULUS;

EID: 0041766244     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2343     Document Type: Article

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