The aim of the present study was to characterize the total and seasonal fecundity of the
hermit crab Paguristes tortugae as well as the influence of shell type on fecundity using the …

Background The population structure and breeding biology of the Xanthid crab, Leptodius
exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834), on the rocky intertidal region of Shivrajpur in Saurashtra …

To better comprehend the role of gill ion regulatory mechanisms, the modulation by Na+, K+,
NH4+ and ATP of (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity was examined in a posterior gill microsomal …

Abstract Pagurus exilis (Benedict, 1892) is an endemic South Atlantic hermit crab with a
distribution ranging from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, to Buenos Aires Province, Argentina …

Intersexuality in hermit crabs was investigated using anatomical, histological and electron-
microscopy techniques, with Clibanarius vittatus as a model. The specimens were collected …

The Pinnotheridae family is one of the most diverse and complex groups of brachyuran
crabs, many of them symbionts of a wide variety of invertebrates. The present study …

We conducted a study in order to determine the shell utilization pattern of the land hermit
crab Coenobita scaevola (Forskäl, 1775), the only species representing the family …

The main goal of this investigation was to characterize the population structure and shell
occupancy of two sympatric hermit-crab species, Pagurus brevidactylus and Paguristes …

In southern Atlantic studies on hermit crab biology are scanty considering the local
biodiversity. In this way, some population features of Paguristes calliopsis Forest and Saint …

This study evaluated biological aspects of Petrolisthes armatus inhabiting a remaining but
disturbed mangrove area of Brazil. Samples were taken from March 2005 to July 2006 …