Interference and exploitation components in interespecific competition between sympatric intertidal hermit crabs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 310, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-193

  Turra, Alexander ^a,b   Denadai, Márcia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Lab de Biologia Aquatica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clibanarius; Competitive dynamics; Hermit crabs; Pagurus; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION RISK; SHELL;

CERITHIUM; CERITHIUM ATRATUM; CLIBANARIUS; CLIBANARIUS ANTILLENSIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; MENIPPE; MENIPPE NODIFRONS; PAGURUS; PAGURUS CRINITICORNIS;

EID: 4444320534     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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