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Citation: Elwood, R.W. & Stewart, A. 1987 Reproduction in the littoral hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus. Irish Naturalists' Journal 22: 252-255


Number of Pages: 4

Volume Part: 6

Keywords: Benthos, Crustacea, Decapoda, Fauna, Littoral, Marine, Reproductive biology, Rockpool

Abstract: Paper discusses reproduction in the littoral hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus. Data were collected from at least one hundred crabs over a two year period at monthly intervals from intertidal pools on a beach 1 mile north of Ballywater, Co. Down.