Shell architecture and its relation to shell occupation by the hermit crab Clibanarius antillensis under different wave action conditions
We studied the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius antillensis at Montepio Beach, Veracruz, Mexico, to determine whether architecture and weight of occupied shells varied with the degree of exposure to wave action. Data on shell use were obtained from 30-m transects perpendicular to the shoreline. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Scientia Marina |
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| Online Access: | http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1096 |