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The population structure of Birgus latro (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae) on Christmas Island with incidental notes on behaviour

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M, Drew M., S, Hansson B. (2014): The population structure of Birgus latro (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae) on Christmas Island with incidental notes on behaviour. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 30: 150-161, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20249544

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