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Schejter, Laura
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Mantelatto, Fernando L.
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2018-06-29T17:11:11Z
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2015-09
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Schejter, Laura; Mantelatto, Fernando L.; The hermit crab Sympagurus dimorphus (Anomura: Parapaguridae) at the edge of its range in the south-western Atlantic Ocean: population and morphometry features; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Journal of Natural History; 49; 33-34; 9-2015; 2055-2066
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0022-2933
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/50675
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Sympagurus dimorphus is one of the 12 hermit crab species recorded for Argentinean waters. Despite the high abundance registered in some scallop fishing grounds, its biology remains little known. In the present study, we analysed some population features of S. dimorphus living in symbiosis with Epizoanthus paguricola from a series of samples taken in the Argentine Sea, south-western Atlantic Ocean. Our results showed that S. dimorphus was commonly found from 40ºS to lower latitudes, in a patchy distribution along the shelf-break front. The overall sex ratio was 1:1. The smallest ovigerous female measured 6 mm in cephalothoracic shield length and this size was used as parameter to define the size of juveniles. The sex ratio size class pattern corresponded to Type IV or anomalous curve. S. dimorphus is a dimorphic species, as evidenced by the larger size of the males and the positive allometric growth of the right cheliped. The species also showed asymmetry, with the left uropod always larger than the right one. To the best to our knowledge, this is the first report on population features and relative growth for a member of the genus, based on long-term sampling. This species presents a patchy distribution along the shelf-break of Argentina. Its density tended to decrease over the five-year sampling period regarding the recruitment of hermits associated with colonies of zoanthids. In addition, the relatively homogeneous nature of this refuge does not seem to influence the growth of the hermit crab, which presents sexual dimorphism in relation to the sex/size conditions.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Argentina
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Hermit Crabs
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Population Dynamics
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Relative Growth
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Sex Ratio
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Otras Ciencias Biológicas
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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The hermit crab Sympagurus dimorphus (Anomura: Parapaguridae) at the edge of its range in the south-western Atlantic Ocean: population and morphometry features
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2018-06-29T13:08:13Z
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49
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33-34
dc.journal.pagination
2055-2066
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Reino Unido
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Londres
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Fil: Schejter, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
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Fil: Mantelatto, Fernando L.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
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Journal of Natural History
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1009406
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2015.1009406
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