Effects of shell size on behavioural consistency and flexibility in hermit crabs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 597-603

  Briffa, Mark ^a   Bibost, Anne Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAB; GASTROPOD; SHELL; SIZE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 68949137496     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-047     Document Type: Article

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