Breeding season of the hermit crab Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edwards, 1836 (Anomura, Diogenidae) in Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2137-2144

  Litulo, Carlos ^a  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Dardanus deformis; Hermit crabs; Maputo Bay; Southern Mozambique

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CRAB; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MAPUTO; MAPUTO BAY; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANOMURA; DARDANUS; DARDANUS DEFORMIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENIDAE;

EID: 18844457355     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500081948     Document Type: Article

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