Sex- and size-related differences in shell use by the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818) (Decapoda: Diogenidae) in the Gulf of Cádiz, southwestern Spain
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crustacean Biology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0278-0372,1937-240X
DOI: 10.1163/1937240x-00002395