Population structure and reproduction of three sympatric species of hermit crabs in the north-western Mediterranean

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 371-376

  Macpherson, E ^a   Raventos, N ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ANAPAGURUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PAGURIDAE; PAGURUS;

EID: 1942438037     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009300h     Document Type: Article

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