Adaptive radiation of brachyuran crabs

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Števčić, Zdravko ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Adaptive radiation; Adaptive types; Brachyuran crabs; Ecological groups; Life forms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC FAUNA; CRAB; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

EID: 0343081095     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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