Aggregating behaviour of the spider crab maja squinado in shallow waters

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 168-177

  Sampedro, María Paz ^a   González Gurriarán, Eduardo ^b  

^a Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAJA SQUINADO; MAJIDAE;

EID: 1242310376     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2404     Document Type: Article

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