Vivian Fransozo Author
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Hydrobiology ,Hydrology,Fisheries Biology and Management,Coastal Ecology,Marine Chemistry
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Natural Science Department- Zoology, Campus de Vit
Vivian Fransozo works at the Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Natural Science Department- Zoology, Campus de Vitória da Conquista, 45031-900 Vitória da Conquista (BA), Brazil.Specialized in Hydrobiology, Hydrology, Marine Conversation, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry.
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Author(s): Silveira AR, Felipe Servidone Magri, Vivian Fransozo, Thiago Elias da Silva and Maria Lucia Negreiros-Fransozo
Does Shells Type Restraining Influence Relative Growth Rates of Clibanarius antillensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae)?
This study aimed to analyze the relation of gastropod shells and hermit crab sizes and the relative growth (rates) of Clibanarius antillensis based on the allometric technique. We sampled hermit crabs on a rocky shore from Cairu municipality, coast of Bahia, Brazil in 2011. These hermit crabs only occupied shells of one species of gastropod, Cerithium atratum, despite occurrence of other gastropod species in the area. The relative view more»