ROLE OF BURROWS AS REFUGES FROM SUBTIDAL PREDATORS OF TEMPERATE MANGROVE CRABS

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WARREN, JH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SYDNEY, INST MARINE ECOL, SYDNEY, NSW 2006, AUSTRALIA
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10.3354/meps067295
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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The importance of burrows as a refuge from subtidal predators of Heloecius cordiformis was investigated at Careel Bay, New South Wales. Entering and remaining in burrows during high tide provides an effective refuge against predation by toadfish and perhaps other intertidal and subtidal predators. -from Author
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