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Pagurus

Known as: Hermit Crab 
A specific genus in the family Paguridae, infraorder ANOMURA. It is commonly known as the hermit crab and is characterized by its use of the shells… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Hermit to king, or hermit to all: multiple transitions to crab-like forms from hermit crab ancestors.
The Anomura presents the greatest degree of morphological disparity in the decapod Crustacea, with body forms ranging from the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Colonisation of fish and crabs of wave energy foundations and the effects of manufactured holes - a field experiment.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Comparing the strength of behavioural plasticity and consistency across situations: animal personalities in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
Many phenotypic traits show plasticity but behaviour is often considered the ‘most plastic’ aspect of phenotype as it is likely… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The composition of the exoskeleton of two crustacea: The American lobster Homarus americanus and the edible crab Cancer pagurus
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Lipid and fatty acid composition of early stages of cephalopods : an approach to their lipid requirements
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Catches in \'ghost fishing\' set nets
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
DOMINANCE HIERARCHIES IN THE CRAYFISH PROCAMBARUS CLARKII (GIRARD, 1852) AND THE QUESTION OF LEARNED INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION (DECAPODA, ASTACIDEA)
Die Rolle, die das erworbene individuelle Erkennen in der Bildung von Herrschafts-Hierarchien bei Krebsen spielt, wurde am Krebs… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cavity occupation and defensive behaviour in the stomatopod Gonodactylus festai: Evidence for chemically mediated individual recognition
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The crustacean cuticle--I. Studies on the composition of the cuticle.
  • B. Welinder
  • Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A…
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 28777119
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Shell Use: An Adaptation for Emigration from the Sea by the Coconut Crab
The coconut crab. Birgus latro (L.) emigrates from the sea during the postlarval glaucothoe stage. Glaucothoes show ancestral… 
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