Life on the beach for a sand crab (Emerita rathbunae) (Decapoda, Hippidae): parasite-induced mortality of females in populations of the Pacific sand crab caused by Microphallus nicolli (Microphallidae)
Parasites, by definition, can affect mortality of their host, making parasitism an important biotic determinant of animal population dynamics and community structure. Reduction in the number of larger, reproductive age females in populations of the Pacific sand crab, Emerita rathbunae (Decapoda, Hip...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Zoosystematics and Evolution |
| Online Access: | http://zse.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=8256 |