The influence of habitat, season and tidal regime in the activity of the intertidal crab Neohelice (=Chasmagnathus) granulata

@article{Luppi2012TheIO,
  title={The influence of habitat, season and tidal regime in the activity of the intertidal crab Neohelice (=Chasmagnathus) granulata},
  author={Tomas Atilio Luppi and Claudia C Bas and Agustina M{\'e}ndez Casariego and Mariano J. Albano and Juan Pablo Lancia and Marcelo Javier Kittlein and Alan Federico Rosenthal and Nahuel E Farias and Eduardo D. Spivak and Oscar Osvaldo Iribarne},
  journal={Helgoland Marine Research},
  year={2012},
  volume={67},
  pages={1-15}
}
The activity pattern of intertidal crabs is influenced by factors that usually change rhythmically following tidal and/or diel cycles, and is often associated with the use of refuges. The movement activity of the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata was compared among three populations from SW Atlantic coastal areas where they face different tidal regimes, water salinities, substrata and biological factors. At each site, we examined the seasonal activity of the crabs (individuals collected in… Expand
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