Population structure of Tachypleus tridentatus (Chelicerata: Merostomata) at a nursery beach in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 2319-2329

  Almendral, May A ^a   Schoppe, Sabine ^b  

^a Western Philippines University ^*  (Philippines)

^b Western Philippines University Puerto Princesa Campus   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Horseshoe crab; Mark recapture; Merostomata; Nursery; Philippines; Population structure; Tachypleus tridentatus

Indexed keywords

CRAB; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PALAWAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN TAGALOG; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CHELICERATA; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; TACHYPLEUS TRIDENTATUS;

EID: 22544449901     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500063219     Document Type: Article

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