semiterrestrial


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sem·i·ter·res·tri·al

(sĕm′ē-tə-rĕs′trē-əl, sĕm′ī-)
adj.
Not growing or living entirely on land; partly terrestrial: a semiterrestrial crustacean.
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semiterrestrial

(ˌsɛmɪtəˈrɛstrɪəl)
adj
living partly but not wholly on land; living partly on land and partly in water; involving both land and water
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sem•i•ter•res•tri•al

(ˌsɛm i təˈrɛs tri əl, ˌsɛm aɪ-)

adj.
living mostly on land but requiring a moist environment or nearby water, esp. as a breeding site: Most amphibians are semiterrestrial.
[1915–20]
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Adj. 1. semiterrestrial - chiefly but not exclusively terrestrial
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Natural history and social organization of the semiterrestrial grapsid crab Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes).
The anomuran and brachyuran communities (Crustacea: Decapoda) in sheltered and exposed rocky shores from Anchieta and Guarapari regions (Espirito Santo), Brazil
Starvation resistance in larvae of a semiterrestrial crab, Sesurma curacaoense (Decapoda: Grapsidae).
Food Restrictions Affect the Larval Metamorphosis and Early Juvenile Performance in a Neotropical Mangrove Fiddler Crab (Leptuca cumulanta)
Decapod crustaceans in intertidal and semiterrestrial habitats of estuarine and coastal shores have two larval life history strategies.
NORMAL DELAYED ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEMILUNAR BROODING AND LARVAL RELEASE CYCLE IN THE COURSE OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SEASON OF THE GHOST SHRIMP POPULATION ON A WARM TEMPERATE INTERTIDAL SANDFLAT
granulata is a semiterrestrial and burrowing crab inhabiting tidal flats and Spartina densiflora mudflats of the outer or estuarial region of the Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon (province of Buenos Aires).
Influence of Reduced Salinity on the Histochemical Fiber Type Composition of the Claw Closer Muscle of Two Estuarine Crab Species, Cyrtograpsus angulatus and Neohelice granulata (Decapoda: Varunidae)/Influencia de la Salinidad Reducida sobre la Composicion Histoquimica de Tipos de Fibras del Musculo de Cierre de las Quelas de Dos Especies de Cangrejos Estuariales, Cyrtograpsus angulatus y Neohelice granulata (Decapoda: Varunidae)
Although numerous reports on reproductive biology of marine, intertidal and estuarine crabs are available (Kumar, Xiao, Venema, & Hooper, 2003; Lestang, Hall, & Potter, 2003; Sallam, 2005; Oh, Kim, Jeong, Suh, & Cho, 2006; Hemni, & Koga 2009; Omolara, 2010; Sahoo, Panda, & Guru, 2011), limited works are available on the population and reproductive biology of freshwater, semiterrestrial or land crabs (Mansur, & Hebling, 2002; Liu, & Jeng, 2005; Hartnoll, Broderick, Godley, & Saunders, 2009; Hartnoll et al., 2010; Patlire, & Mina, 2010; Devi, & Smija, 2013).
Reproductive biology of Sodhiana iranica (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Southern Iran
In semiterrestrial crabs, the color patterns are correlated to variations in behavior and physiology (Reid et al., 1997; Silbiger and Munguia, 2008).
Population biology and color patterns of the blue land crab, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille 1828) (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) in the Northeastern Brazil/Biologia Populacional e padroes de coloracao do caranguejo terrestre, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille 1828) (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) no Nordeste do Brasil
Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) [17], a semiterrestrial crab, has great economic importance in Northeast Brazil, where it is considered an overfished species [18].
Sexual shape dimorphism of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Decapoda, Ucididae) accessed through geometric morphometric
Paasivirta L, Lahti T and Peratie T (1988) Emergence phenology and ecology of aquatic and semiterrestrial insects on a boreal raised bog in Central Finland.
Insect emergence variation in Northern Illinois wetlands used by the Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
A new genus and four new species of semiterrestrial water-bears from South Africa (Tardigrada).
The tardigrada of Southern Africa, with the description of minibiotus harrylewisi, a new species from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)
Thus, a semiaquatic mammal is at the same time either 'semiterrestrial' or 'semisubterranean' or both.
Substrate utilization and feeding strategies of mammals: description and classification/substraadi kasutamise ja toitumise strateegiad imetajatel: kirjeldamine ning klassifikatsioon
Bilac continues to scorn all forms of politics in "Bicho gosmento," (19) where he equates politics to a tiflomolgo, which he defines as a blind, semiterrestrial amphibian that wallows about in the mud.
Writing, public opinion, and national identity in the cronicas of Olavo Bilac

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