Movement of male Heterozius rotundifrons (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) depends upon local sex ratio

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-163

  Hazlett, B A ^a   Bach, C E ^b   Thompson, G A ^c   McLay, C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Heterozius; Intertidal; Male male competition; Movement patterns; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HETEROZIUS; HETEROZIUS ROTUNDIFRONS;

EID: 18844447473     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517298     Document Type: Article

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