Browsing Pacific Science by Author "Page, HM"

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Distribution Patterns of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs and Enewetak Atoll, Marchall Islands

Page, HM; Willason, SW (University of Hawai’i Press, 1982-01)

Habitat utilization, population structure, and activity were investigated for members of the family Coenobitidae on three islets at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Small Coenobita perlatus ( < 8.0-mm carapace length) were ...
Feeding Activity Patterns and Carrion Removal by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

Page, HM; Willason, SW (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Terrestrial hermit crabs (Coenobita spp.) were observed feeding on a variety of food items corresponding with observations on the genus worldwide . A field experiment was conducted which examined (1) the feeding activity ...
Patterns of Shell Resource Utilization by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

Willason, SW; Page, HM (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Patterns of gastropod shell utilization by Coenobita perlatus and C. rugosus were investigated on three islets of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Habitat, hermit crab size, and hermit crab species all influenced the ...