Polymorphism of colour patterns related to environmental factors: Correlation between habitat, sight, and mimicry in Sirpus zariquieyi Gordon, 1953

Crustaceana

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Bedini, Roberto ^a  

^a Inst of Marine Biology and Ecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXOSKELETON; HABITAT QUALITY; JUVENILE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIMICRY; POLYMORPHISM; ROCKY SHORE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; BRYOZOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; PISCES; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33748947635     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854006776759680     Document Type: Article

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