Shell architecture and its relation to shell occupation by the hermit crab Clibanarius antillensis under different wave action conditions;Arquitectura y ocupación de conchas por el cangrejo ermitaño Clibanarius antillensis bajo diferentes condiciones de oleaje

Scientia Marina

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 717-723

  Argüelles, Araceli ^a   Álvarez, Fernando ^a   Alcaraz, Guillermina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clibanarius antillensis; Gastropod shell; Hermit crabs; Hydrodynamics; Intertidal; Rocky shore

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SHELL; WATER WAVE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MONTEPIO; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ;

CLIBANARIUS ANTILLENSIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA;

EID: 70349479555     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4717     Document Type: Article

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