Somatic growth in juveniles of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulala Dana 1851 (Brachyura, Grapsidae), under laboratory conditions

Investigaciones Marinas

Volumn 26, Issue 1998, 1998, Pages 127-135

  López, Laura S ^a   Rodríguez, Enrique M ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crabs; Juveniles; Laboratory conditions; Somatic growth

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CHASMAGNATHUS; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE;

EID: 0008623993     PISSN: 07161069     EISSN: 07177178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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