Identification of a hermit crab, Clibanarius signatus, in Hormuz Island: abundance, sex ratio and shell selection behaviors [PDF]
In order to establish a complete list of the hermit crab species in the southern coast of Iran and also determine some of their biological characteristics in the intertidal zones of Hormuz Island, a seasonal sampling collection was conducted in 6 ...
Kheirabadi, N. +3 more
core
Gastropod shell size and architecture influence the applicability of methods used to estimate internal volume [PDF]
Obtaining accurate and reproducible estimates of internal shell volume is a vital requirement for studies into the ecology of a range of shell-occupying organisms, including hermit crabs.
Campi de Castro, Claudio +5 more
core +2 more sources
Aspectos populacionais do ermitão do Atlântico oeste Pagurus exilis (Anomura, Paguridae) no Brasil [PDF]
A estrutura populacional do ermitão Pagurus exilis foi estudada, na região de Caraguatatuba (23o 34’ e 23o 51’S; 45o 10’ e 45o 26’O), litoral norte de São Paulo, Brasil, pela primeira vez quanto à distribuição de freqüência de tamanho total e sazonal ...
Espósito, Danillo Lucas Alves +4 more
core
Shell occupation by the South Atlantic endemic hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Moreira, 1901) (Anomura: Diogenidae) [PDF]
The evaluation of population characteristics, particularly those of endemic species, aids in population preservation and management. Hermit crabs present an innate behavior of occupying shells, which tends to individual needs and limits their ...
Abdi H. +78 more
core +3 more sources
A guilda dos ocupantes de conchas, ermitões (Crustacea, Decapoda, Diogenidae) e gastrópodos (Molusca) na Ponta das Garoupas, Bombinhas, Santa Catarina [PDF]
Orientadora: Prof.ª Dr.ª Setuko MasunariTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências BiológicasInclui referênciasÁrea de concentração: ZoologiaInclui resumo por ...
Oliveira, Edinalva, 1964-
core +1 more source
PAGURIZED GASTROPOD SHELLS IN A NORTHEAST BRAZILIAN COASTAL LAGOON AT THE SEA-ESTUARY INTERFACE [PDF]
Gastropods are known for the presence of calcareous shells, even after their death. The diversity of this resource can be reflected in the local diversity of living gastropods.
Alencar, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte +3 more
core +1 more source
Decapod Crustaceans of the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary [PDF]
Since 1985, new sampling and reexamination of existing specimens have resulted in the finding of more than 25 additional decapod crustacean species at the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Wicksten, Mary K.
core +2 more sources
Análise das flutuações na efetividade da barreira biogeográfica do Amazonas através da datação das divergências de espécies-irmãs entre o Brasil e o Caribe [PDF]
TCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Biológicas. Biologia.Estudos de biogeografia auxiliam no entendimento melhor sobre a biosfera, a história da Terra, e os processos que atuam na formação e diferenciação de ...
Lastrucci, Naomi Silveira
core
Spermatophore and Gonopore Morphology of the Southwestern-Atlantic Hermit Crab Pagurus exilis (Benedict, 1892) (Anomura, Paguridae) [PDF]
Marcelo A. Scelzo, Marina Z. Fantucci, and Fernando L. Mantelatto (2010) Spermatophore and gonopore morphology of the southwestern-Atlantic hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Benedict, 1892) (Anomura, Paguridae). Zoological Studies 49(3): 421-433.
FANTUCCI, Marina Z. +2 more
core
Biologia populacional e reprodutiva e padrão de ocupação de conchas de gastrópodos por Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) na praia de Baixa Grande (Areia Branca/RN) [PDF]
The purpose of this study was providing population biology and reproduction data and to determine the shell utilization pattern of Clibanarius antillensis at Baixa Grande Beach, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (4°57’22”S / 37°08’13”W), using the ...
Moura, Nayara Gurgel de
core +1 more source

