Comparative analysis of shell occupation by two southern populations of the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Decapoda, Diogenidae)

The present study aimed to comparatively verify the relation between the hermit crabs and the shells they use in two populations of Loxopagurus loxochelis. Samples were collected monthly from July 2002 to June 2003, at Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba Bay, São Paulo, Brazil. The animals sampled had their s...

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Main Authors: Luciane Ayres-Peres, Aline Ferreira Quadros, Fernando L. Mantelatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592012000300003&lng=en&tlng=en