Interpreting odours in hermit crabs: A comparative study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-215

  Tricarico, Elena ^a   Breithaupt, Thomas ^b   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clibanarius erythropus; Odours; Pagurus bernhardus; Shell investigation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; CRAB; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE CYCLE; ODOR; PHYLOGENY; SHELL;

CLIBANARIUS ERYTHROPUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 78650681928     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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