Proximate causes of sexual size dimorphism in horseshoe crabs (Limulus Polyphemus) of the Delaware Bay

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-417

  Smith, David R ^a   Mandt, Mary T ^a   Macdonald, Peter D M ^a,b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth; Horseshoe crab; Information theoretic approach; Limulus polyphemus; MIX software; Mixture distributions; Sexual selection; Xiphosurid

Indexed keywords

LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA;

EID: 65949107528     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.028.0225     Document Type: Article

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