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Citation: Elwood, R.W. & Kennedy, H. 1988 Sex differences in shell preferences of the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus L.. Irish Naturalists' Journal 22: 436-440


Number of Pages: 5

Volume Part: 10

Keywords: Crustacea, Decapoda, Fauna, Littoral, Marine

Abstract: Paper investigates individual preferences by hermit crabs of the species of shells they occupy. Data were taken from crabs collected from a beach at Ballywalter, Co. Down.