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Salt and water balance in the land crabs of Christmas Island: a review

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Turner, Lucy M. (2014): Salt and water balance in the land crabs of Christmas Island: a review. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 30: 97-108, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20249503

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