Fecundity and relative growth of the crab Platyxanthus patagonicus (Brachyura: Platyxanthidae) in Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 748-753

  Carsen, Andrés E ^a,b   Kleinman, Sandra ^a   Scelzo, Marcelo A ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b Skybox 010 101282 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PLATYXANTHIDAE; PLATYXANTHUS; PLATYXANTHUS PATAGONICUS;

EID: 0030458624     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/193724096x00810     Document Type: Article

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