Behavior and growth of the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis (Fréminville) in southern Florida. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 160, article 2

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dc.contributor.authorBliss, Dorothy E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorvan Montfrans, Jacques.en_US
dc.contributor.authorvan Montfrans, Margaret.
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, Jane R.
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T14:20:14Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T14:20:14Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.descriptionp. 113-151 : ill., map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-151).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Studies on the behavior of the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis (Fréminville, 1835) were made on a tract of land at Sabal Point, just north of Boca Raton Inlet, Florida. A portion of this tract is a tropical coastal hammock, one of the few remaining among the east coast of Florida. The thick vegetation of the hammock forms a canopy under which environmental conditions are such as to support a dense population of G. lateralis. Here the crabs can be seen outside of their burrows during hours of daylight; such behavior is unusual in this species. At Sabal Point, information has been gathered on type of vegetation used as food and cover by G. lateralis and on activity of this crab. A photographic record of mating has been obtained. Observations indicate that ovigerous females of this species move down the beaches to the ocean to release their young, and young crabs come up these beaches as they begin life on land. Since all stages of growth were available at Sabal Point, we were able to study some parameters of relative growth in G. lateralis"--P. 115.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/563
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 160, article 2en_US
dc.subject.lcshGecarcinus lateralis -- Behavior -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGecarcinus lateralis -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region -- Growth.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrabs -- Behavior -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrabs -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region -- Growth.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Behavior -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Florida -- Boca Raton Region -- Growth.en_US
dc.titleBehavior and growth of the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis (Fréminville) in southern Florida. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 160, article 2en_US
dc.title.alternativeLand crabsen_US
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