Functional morphology of the mouthparts and proventriculus of the rock crab Nectocarcinus tuberculosus (Decapoda: Portunidae)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 821-834

  Salindeho, Indra Raymond ^a   Johnston, Danielle Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CRAB; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

BIVALVIA; BRACHYURAN; CANCER PAGURUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; NECTOCARCINUS; NECTOCARCINUS TUBERCULOSUS; PORTUNIDAE; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; SPINY;

EID: 0042763757     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007859h     Document Type: Article

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