Population biology and growth of three sympatric species of intertidal hermit crabs in south-eastern Brazil

A Turra, FPP Leite - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of …, 2000 - cambridge.org
Hermit crab populations have been described in different habitats and latitudes but few
studies focused on coexisting populations. Such information is especially important to …

Population dynamics of the hermit crab Paguristes erythrops (Diogenidae) from Anchieta Island, southern Brazil

RB Garcia, FLM Mantelatto - … of the Marine Biological Association of …, 2001 - cambridge.org
The population of Paguristes erythrops (Crustacea: Anomura) was studied based on
seasonal abundance, size–frequency distribution, sex ratio and reproductive period …

Ecological distribution and reproductive period of the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Anomura, Diogenidae) on the northern coast of São Paulo State, Brazil

G Bertini, A Fransozo, AA Braga - Journal of Natural History, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed to determine the ecological distribution of Loxopagurus loxochelis
as a function of selected environmental factors, as well as its reproductive period based on …

Population features of the western Atlantic hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Anomura, Paguridae) in Brazil

FL Mantelatto, DLA Espósito, M Terossi… - Atlântica (Rio …, 2007 - furg.emnuvens.com.br
Aspectos populacionais do ermitão do Atlântico oeste Pagurus exilis (Anomura, Paguridae)
no Brasil A estrutura populacional do ermitão Pagurus exilis foi estudada, na região de …

Crustacean parasites associated with hermit crabs from the western Mediterranean Sea, with first documentation of egg predation by the burrowing barnacle …

JD Williams, A Gallardo, AE Murphy - Integrative Zoology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Parasitic isopods (family Bopyridae) and burrowing barnacles (family Trypetesidae) infesting
hermit crabs were investigated from shallow subtidal collections made along the …

Shell utilization pattern by the hermit crab Isocheles sawayai Forest and Saint Laurent, 1968 (Anomura, Diogenidae) from Margarita Island, Caribbean Sea …

LA Galindo, JA Bolaños… - Gulf and Caribbean …, 2008 - aquila.usm.edu
Isocheles sawayai is a hermit crab that is occasionally mentioned in the literature, and
recently its distribution was extended to Venezuelan waters. Because no information on the …

Chromatic Patterns of the Hermit Crab Calcinus tubularis Related to the Occupied Shell

D Pessani, T Tirelli - Hydrobiologia, 2006 - Springer
Crustacea are known to develop different chromatic patterns due to many factors. Regarding
decapods, chromatism was mainly studied in crabs, while very little is known about …

Breeding season of the hermit crab Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edwards, 1836 (Anomura, Diogenidae) in Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique

C Litulo - Journal of Natural History, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The breeding season of the hermit crab Dardanus deformis is studied based on the
occurrence of ovigerous females, in relation to temperature and rainfall. Monthly samples …

Pebrilla paguri (Ciliophora, Folliculinidae) on four Mediterranean hermit crab species

R Basile, T Tirelli, D Pessani - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The present research aims at broadening the range of possible Pebrilla paguri hosts, by
analysing various Mediterranean hermit crab species, as well as at investigating their …

Multivariate analysis: a useful tool in separating spermatophores produced by the diogenids, Clibanarius erythropus, Diogenes pugilator, and Calcinus tubularis …

T Tirelli, D Pessani - Crustaceana, 2007 - JSTOR
Morphometric characteristics of the spermatophores of the Mediterranean hermit crab narius
erythropus, Diogenes pugilator, and Calcinus tubularis have been determined. For t time …