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Status of coconut crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) in Nicobar Island
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Sivaperuman, C. (2024): Status of coconut crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) in Nicobar Island. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 124 (2): 183-200, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v124/i2/2024/172678
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