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GALL POLYMORPHISM OF CORAL-INHABITING CRABS (DECAPODA, CRYPTOCHIRIDAE): A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Tsui-Ping Wei, Hon-Cheng Chen, Ying-Chou Lee, M. Tsai, Jiang‐Shiou Hwang, Shao-Hung Peng, Y. Chiu, Orchid Island

2013.12.1Journal of Marine Science and Technology-Taiwan

DOI: 10.6119/jmst-013-1223-7

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The correlation analysis results showed a significant linear relationship between crab size (carapace width) and its gall/ Pit size (opening diameter of gall/pit) (p < 0.001), demonstrating that crabs have the ability to create the gall/ pit size which suits to their own size.

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WEI, Tsui-Ping, et al. GALL POLYMORPHISM OF CORAL-INHABITING CRABS (DECAPODA, CRYPTOCHIRIDAE): A NEW PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Marine Science and Technology-Taiwan, 2013, 21: 304–307.