Adult Coenobita variabilis hermit crab
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Dr Joost van Dam (Australian Institute of Marine Science), Australian Institute of Marine Science
Dr Joost van Dam (Australian Institute of Marine Science), Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Broodstock hermit crab in AIMS NT facilities in Darwin. Adults are spawned in the laboratory and the larvae are employed as model organisms to assess biological effects of environmental contaminants/mixtures.