Population structure and breeding season of the hermit crab Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) from southern Mozambique

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 31, 2005, Pages 2887-2899

  Litulo, Carlos ^a   Tudge, Christopher ^b,c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diogenes brevirostris; Hermit crabs; Population structure; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CRAB; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT; SEX RATIO; SIZE STRUCTURE;

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

ANOMURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENES; DIOGENIDAE;

EID: 25444524287     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500206107     Document Type: Article

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