An establishment of association in hermit crabs, Eupagurus longicarpus
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Hermit crabs
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Comparative Neurology and Psychology
سال: 1904
ISSN: 0092-7015,1550-7149
DOI: 10.1002/cne.920140105