Patterns of Shell Utilization in Petrochirus Diogenes (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) in the Ubatuba Region, São Paulo, Brazil
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Relative growth of Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea, Anomura, Diogenidae) in the Ubatuba region, São Paulo, Brazil.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative growth and heterochely in the hermit crab Petrochirus diogenes. Hermit crabs were collected in the Ubatuba region, SP, from 1993 to 1996; using a commercial fishing boat equipped with two double-rig nets. Body mass of each individual was weighed and their cephalothoracic shield and chelar propodus size were measured. Body mass and chelar ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crustacean Biology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0278-0372,1937-240X
DOI: 10.1163/20021975-99990061