Shell utilization pattern of the hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus (Crustacea, Anomura) in an estuary at São Vicente, State of São Paulo, Brazil Padrão de utilização de conchas do ermitão Clibanarius vittatus (Crustacea, Anomura), no Estuário de São Vicente, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

We evaluated the gastropod shell utilization pattern of the hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802) at Pescadores Beach in São Vicente, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Specimens were collected monthly from May 2001 through April 2003, in the intertidal zone at low tide. The crabs were weighed and...

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Main Authors: Bruno S. Sant'Anna, Cilene M. Zangrande, Alvaro L. D. Reigada, Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2006-06-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212006000200018