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Variation in the duration of copulation of the Japanese mitten crabEriocheir japonicus

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  1. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Satoshi Kobayashi & Shuhei Matsuura

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Kobayashi, S., Matsuura, S. Variation in the duration of copulation of the Japanese mitten crabEriocheir japonicus . J. Ethol. 12, 73–76 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02350083

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