Drivers of burrow symbiont distribution in a softsediment system: host abundance or burrow trophic environment?
The Langebaan Lagoon sandflats are dominated by the burrowing activities of thalassinid shrimps. Their burrows are home to various burrow symbionts including a commensal shrimp (Betaeus jucundus), a six-legged crab (Spiroplax spiralis) and a scaleworm (Antinoe lactea). Little work has been conducted...
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7634 |