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Mate guarding behaviour in the supralittoral isopod, Ligia dentipes (Oniscidea) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

J. SanthanakumarMarine Biotechnology, National Institute of Ocean Technology, OSTI, Pallikaranai, Chennai600 100, India
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R. MohanrajuDepartment of Ocean studies and Marine biology, Pondicherry University, Brookshabad Campus, Port Blair744 103, India
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R. KirubagaranMarine Biotechnology, National Institute of Ocean Technology, OSTI, Pallikaranai, Chennai600 100, India
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T. SubramoniamMarine Biotechnology, National Institute of Ocean Technology, OSTI, Pallikaranai, Chennai600 100, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 128-137 | Received 18 Jun 2013, Accepted 27 Nov 2013, Published online: 08 Jan 2014

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