Observation of intersexuality in land hermit crabs (Anomura: Coenobitidae)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 533-536

  Gusev, Oleg ^a,b   Zabotin, Yaroslav ^a  

^a KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANOMURA; COENOBITA RUGOSUS; COENOBITIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34247496470     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407054604     Document Type: Article

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