Functional morphology of the gastric mills of carnivorous, omnivorous, and herbivorous land crabs

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Allardyce, Benjamin J ^a   Linton, Stuart M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anomuran; Brachyuran; Digestion; Gastric mill morphology; Terrestrial adaptation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOMACH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; DIGESTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STOMACH;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BIRGUS LATRO; BRACHYURAN; COENOBITA; COENOBITIDAE; CRINIPES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GEOGRAPSUS; NATALIS;

EID: 71449090922     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10781     Document Type: Article

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