Feeding ecology of two species of Perisesarma (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) in Mandai Mangroves, Singapore

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-484

  Ya, Boon Pei ^a   Yeo, Darren C J ^a   Todd, Peter A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ecology; Feeding; Feeding behavior; Mangroves; P. indiarum; Perisesarma eumolpe; Sesarmids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA ALBA; AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS; AVICENNIA RUMPHIANA; BRACHYURA; BRUGUIERA GYMNORHIZA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PERISESARMA; PERISESARMA EUMOLPE; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCYLLA; SESARMIDAE;

EID: 50249108360     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2835R.1     Document Type: Article

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