Color Polymorphism of Sand Crabs, Lepidopa benedicti (Decapoda: Anomura: Albuneidae)
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Filtering out parasites: sand crabs (Lepidopa benedicti) are infected by more parasites than sympatric mole crabs (Emerita benedicti)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crustacean Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0278-0372,1937-240X
DOI: 10.1651/10-3356.1