Beneath the surface: co-habitation of recruits of the land crab Johngarthia lagostoma and its relevance for conservation on oceanic islands

Gecarcinid crabs have their life cycles in antagonistic scenarios, with their larvae developing in the sea and the juvenile/adult phases occurring on land. Adults migrate from land to sea to release their larvae, which return to land upon reaching the megalopa stage. Recruitment and early instar tra...

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