Evolution of Decoration in Majoid Crabs: A Comparative Phylogenetic Analysis of the Role of Body Size and Alternative Defensive Strategies

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  2009-03-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/597797PMID 19278336
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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