Reproductive behavior in horseshoe crabs: Does density matter?

Current Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 634-642

  Mattei, Jennifer H ^a   Beekey, Mark A ^a   Rudman, Adam ^b   Woronik, Alyssa ^a  

^a SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Limulus; Mating behavior; Monogamy; Polygynandry; Population density

Indexed keywords

CARCINOSCORPIUS ROTUNDICAUDA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; TACHYPLEUS GIGAS;

EID: 77958186366     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.5.634     Document Type: Article

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