Biology and interspecific interactions of the alien crab Percnon gibbesi in the Maltese Islands

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 321-332

  Sciberras, Marija ^a   Schembri, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Interspecific interactions; Maltese Islands; Pachygrapsus marmoratus; Percnon gibbesi; Population density

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BREEDING SEASON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAB; FECUNDITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MALTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERIPHIA VERRUCOSA; GRAPSIDAE; GRAPSOIDEA; PACHYGRAPSUS MARMORATUS; PERCNON GIBBESI; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 53149147758     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000801964923     Document Type: Article

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