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Terrestrial adaptations in the Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda)

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Greenaway, P. (2003): Terrestrial adaptations in the Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60 (1): 13-26, DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2003.60.3, URL: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-60-issue-1-2003/pages-13-26/

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