Tracked mangrove horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda remain resident in a tropical estuary

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-245

  Cartwright Taylor, Lesley ^a   Ng, Harn Hua ^a   Goh, Ter Yang ^a  

^a Nature Society (Singapore) (NSS)   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Homing; Mangrove horseshoe crab; Movement; Telemetry; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARCINOSCORPIUS; CARCINOSCORPIUS ROTUNDICAUDA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MEROSTOMATA;

EID: 84871440662     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00477     Document Type: Article

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