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Original Articles

Researches on the Coast of Somalia. The Shore and the Dune of Sar Uanle

27. Burrows and Digging Behaviour in Ocypode and other Crabs (Crustacea Brachyura)

Pages 11-44 | Received 11 Dec 1979, Published online: 26 Aug 2016

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