Influence of biotope characteristics on the distribution of UCA annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) and U. vocans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) on Pulau Hantu Besar, Singapore

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-114

  Lim, Shirley S L ^a   Lee, P S ^b   Diong, C H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Raffles Junior College   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biotope characteristics; Density; Distribution; Uca annulipes; Uca vocans

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; THALASSUCA VOCANS; UCA ANNULIPES;

EID: 33847631193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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