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Shell occupancy of the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Decapoda, Diogenidae) on São Miguel (Azores).

dc.contributor.authorBotelho, Andrea Z.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Ana C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-10T13:47:08Z
dc.date.available2011-02-10T13:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.en
dc.description.abstractThe intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus was collected at three sites on São Miguel (Azores) during low spring tides. Shells occupied were identified and measured. Crab sizes ranged from 1.78 to 13.67 mm (cephalothoracic shield length), with an average size of 4.40 +- 1.44 mm. Of the 19 different shells utilised, the most frequent were Littorina striata (23.8%), Nassarius incrassatus (22.5%) and Mitra sp. (22.0%). At Fenais da Luz. L. strita was most frequently occupied, while at Água de Alto it was N. incrassatus and, at Caloura, Mitra sp. shells were most frequently used. Shell selection appears to be determined by respective sizes of hermit crab and shell species. Small size-class crabs occupy more shell species than larger crabs. The smallest crab was found at Fenais da Luz occupying a small Bittium sp., whereas the largest crab was found at Caloura inhabiting Stramonita haemastoma.por
dc.identifier.citationBotelho, A.Z. & A.C. Costa (2000). "Shell occupancy of the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Decapoda, Diogenidae) on São Miguel (Azores)". «Hydrobiologia», 440(1-3): 111-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004190220509.en
dc.identifier.issn0018-8158 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-5117 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/988
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004190220509por
dc.subjectClibanarius erythropus (Decapoda, Diogenidae)por
dc.subjectHermit Crabsen
dc.subjectShell Utilisationen
dc.subjectSão Miguel Island (Azores)en
dc.titleShell occupancy of the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Decapoda, Diogenidae) on São Miguel (Azores).en
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue(1-3)en
oaire.citation.volume440en
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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