Niche construction drives social dependence in hermit crabs

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Laidre, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL SHELL; ANOMURA; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GASTROPOD; LETTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; ANOMURA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPODA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84867771543     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.056     Document Type: Letter

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