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• Seasonal distribution and movements of the paddle crab Ovalipes catharus in Canterbury coastal waters 

  Osborne, T. A. (New Zealand Natural SciencesMauri Ora, 1987)

• Feeding ecology of the New Zealand Cancer crab Cancer novaezelandiae (Jacquinot, 1853) (Brachyura: Cancridae). 

  Creswell, Paul D. (University of Canterbury. Department of Zoology, 1988)

  This study investigates the predatory behaviour of Cancer novaezelandiae (Decapoda : Brachyura : Cancridae), a subtidal crab from Lyttelton Harbour, Banks Peninsula. Cancer crabs were obtained at bimonthly intervals ...

• Comparative studies of the reproductive strategies of New Zealand grapsid crabs (Brachyura: Grapsidae) and the effects of parasites on their reproductive success. 

  Brockerhoff, Annette Maria (University of Canterbury. Zoology, 2002)

  The reproductive strategies of four intertidal grapsid crabs, Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, H. crenulatus, Cyclograpsus lavauxi, and Helice crassa, were studied in the field and laboratory, with emphasis on mating behaviour, ...