Ecological distribution and reproductive period of the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Anomura, Diogenidae) on the northern coast of São Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2331-2344

  Bertini, G ^a   Fransozo, A ^a   Braga, A A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomura; Diogenidae; Distribution; Loxopagurus loxochelis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; ANOMURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042524935     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001625905     Document Type: Article

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