Citations:carcinization

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English citations of carcinization

  1. (evolutionary theory, zoology) The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms. [from 1916]
    • 1997, Patsy A. McLaughlin, Rafael Lemaitre, “Carcinization in the Anomura – Fact or Fiction? I. Evidence from Adult Morphology”, in Contributions to Zoology[1], volume 67, number 2, Amsterdam: SPB Academic Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 June 2020, abstract, page 79, column 1:
      Carcinization, or the process of becoming a crab, has been, and continues to be, a focal point of anomuran evolutionary hypotheses. Traditional examples of carcinization in the Anomura are most celebrated among hermit crabs, but certainly are not limited to this group.